The White Pine Industry in Minnesota
Author: Agnes Mathilda Larson
Publisher: U of Minnesota Press
Published: 1972
Total Pages: 456
ISBN-13: 1452913587
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn in-depth study of the role of Minnesota's old-growth forests in the development of the Upper Mississippi valley examines the influence of the region's white pine industry on the construction of the railroads, the rise of busy mill towns, environmental devastation of the forests, and the daily lives of those who depended on the forest for their livelihoods. Reprint.