1975, ISBN: 9780919654440

First Edition 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall Hardcover Good 225 pages including index and bibliography. The story of Gyppos and Giants, of early pioneers who hated big trees because they were … Mehr…

First Edition 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall Hardcover Good 225 pages including index and bibliography. The story of Gyppos and Giants, of early pioneers who hated big trees because they were in the way of future food crops. It is the story of the rape of our forests by old "cut and get out" companies, of tugboats and boom men, and labor organizers and scabs. Captures the growth of British Columbia's primary industry, recreating the lore of the old woods, the humour of the loggers' poems and yarns, as well as the adventure of the legendary breed of he-men who toiled as hard as their own horses and oxen. Wonderfully illustrated with archival black and white photographs from cover to cover. Usual library markings. Average wear. Binding intact. Good Versand D: 19,95 EUR LUMBERING NATURE FORESTS FORESTRY Logging : British Columbia's Logging History 225 pages including index and bibliography. The story of Gyppos and Giants, of early pioneers who hated big trees because they were in the way of future food crops. It is the story of the rape of our forests by old "cut and get out" companies, of tugboats and boom men, and labor organizers and scabs. Captures the growth of British Columbia's primary industry, recreating the lore of the old woods, the humour of the loggers' poems and yarns, as well as the adventure of the legendary breed of he-men who toiled as hard as their own horses and oxen. Wonderfully illustrated with archival black and white photographs from cover to cover. Usual library markings. Average wear. Binding intact., [PU:Hancock House Publishers Saanichton, B.C., Canada]<

1975, ISBN: 9780919654440

Big Country Books, Hardcover, 221 Seiten, Publiziert: 1975-06T, Produktgruppe: Book, 1.36 kg, Verkaufsrang: 8099609, Canada, Americas, History, Subjects, Books, Big Country Books, 1975