Lumberjack: Inside an Era in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan - 70th Anniversary Edition

by William S. Crowe, Lynn McGlothlin Emerick (Editor), Ann McGlothlin Weller (Editor)

Overview

Winner--Best Biography/Memoir of 2002, Midwest Book Awards (St. Paul, MN)
Lumberjack is a firsthand account of the lumbering era during the white pine boom years of the late 1800s - early 1900s in the northern U.S. Millions of board feet of logs were cut in deep woods camps, driven down the rivers to the sawmills, and shipped by schooner and barge to build a nation. This edition includes 78 historic photographs and illustrations, glossary, editors' notes, maps and much more.
"The lumber barons, the lumberjacks, and the town people who worked in the mills-as well as the happenings of that period... are recalled by one who lived among them. I hope it will be an inspiration to others to set down their memories of the days of falling pine and belt-driven sawmills. Already too much of this story has passed beyond recall... a valuable addition not only to the history of Manistique, but to the state as well."
--Ferris E. Lewis, Michigan History, Lansing
"An authentic first-hand account... which tells the whole story of big-scale lumbering during the 1890s and early 1900s. Chapter by enthralling chapter, Crowe recounts the times involved in the 'big pine' operations... it rivals anything so far written... rich in description and alive with thrilling episodes."
--Marquette Mining Journal
"First-hand accounts of the dramatic 'big cut' by participant-observers are always illuminating. William S. Crowe's reminiscence of his years in the woods and the early days of Manistique, at the north end of Lake Michigan in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, was a classic in the 1950s. His granddaughters Lynn McGlothin Emerick and Ann McGlothin Weller have done a real service by republishing his book with ample photos and notes."
-- Mary Hoffman Hunt, Midwestern Guides
"Focusing on Manistique and meticulously researched, Lumberjack explores the early days of logging and the lifestyles of the countless loggers that filled the woods in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. William Crowe, the author, was a logger himself who collected and relates real stories from the men who were there. This is a mandatory book for anyone interested in the history of the Upper Peninsula."
--Mikel B. Classen, author/historian, True Tales: The Forgotten History of the U.P. and Faces Places & Days Gone By: A Pictorial History of the U.P.
From Modern History Press
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Product Details

BN ID:	2940186014645
Publisher:	Modern History Press
Publication date:	03/17/2024
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	17 MB
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About the Author

William Crowe "lived in interesting times" and his life story highlights the building of lumbering towns at the turn of the last century, as well as the remarkable experiences of many young men and women of his era. As a 17-year-old time boy for one of the largest lumbering companies in the Northwoods, then as head bookkeeper and finally as owner of the company, Crowe was in a unique position to observe the entire lumbering operation in the white pine boom years of the late 1800s - early 1900s --- from the logging camps of winter, to the river drives of spring, into the sawmills and onto the lumber schooners for transport on the Great Lakes. North Country Publishing has been privileged to have access to Crowe's papers, correspondence, photographs and earlier editions of Lumberjack.

Editorial Reviews

The lumber barons, the lumberjacks, and the town people who worked in the mills—as well as the happenings of that period... are recalled by one who lived among them. I hope it will be an inspiration to others to set down their memories of the days of falling pine and belt-driven sawmills. Already too much of this story has passed beyond recall... a valuable addition not only to the history of Manistique, but to the state as well.

FEL - Ferris E. Lewis

Lumberjack is an authentic first-hand account... which tells the whole story of big-scale lumbering during the 1890s and early 1900s. Chapter by enthralling chapter, Crowe recounts the times involved in the 'big pine' operations... it rivals anything so far written... rich in description and alive with thrilling episodes.

MJ - Marquette Mining Journal

First-hand accounts of the dramatic 'big cut' by participant-observers are always illuminating. William S. Crowe's reminiscence of his years in the woods and the early days of Manistique, at the north end of Lake Michigan in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, was a classic in the 1950s. His granddaughters Lynn McGlothlin Emerick and Ann McGlothlin Weller have done a real service by republishing his book with ample photos and notes

MH - Mary Hoffman Hunt

Focusing on Manistique and meticulously researched, Lumberjack explores the early days of logging and the lifestyles of the countless loggers that filled the woods in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. William Crowe, the author, was a logger himself who collected and relates real stories from the men who were there. This is a mandatory book for anyone interested in the history of the Upper Peninsula.

MC - Mikel Classen