"This is the story of the logging era in Wisconsin, of lumberjacks and camp cooks, of log drives and log jams, of sawmills and lumber barons and the echo of the ax in the Northwoods as yet another white pine tree fell to the ground. Jerry also walks readers through the aftermath of the logging era, including efforts to farm the cutover, reforestation work, and the legacy of the state's lumber and wood products industry"--

A mother and midwife inadvertently threatens the fortunes and livelihoods of her family and their neighbors after noticing an increase in local miscarriages and believes it's caused by the pesticides used by the Sanderson Timber Company, her husband's employer.

In 1835, after being turned out by his mean-spirited uncle, Chris Dahlberg decides to harvest some of the timber on his grandfather's land in Minnesota and float the giant logs down the Mississippi River to market in St. Louis.

"Enthusiasts of telegraphy and railroading will find here events documenting the ongoing development of those industries. His family spent time logging in Hazelhurst, WI. about which he discussed honestly being in a logging family. Students of sociology will be interested in the positions of pioneering women and the hurdles they jumped to care best for their families. In Whitehall, WI, where Arvid spent most of his work life, he describes significant...