Potlatch, Idaho, was a company town--a community completely owned by a large lumber firm. This is the story of the Pacific Northwest in microcosm: the exploitation of natural resources; the impact of big business on the development of a rutal area; of ordinary people making a place their home.
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"Petersen is a gifted writer... He coptures events and places, and he renders useful descriptions of all the processes in timber operations. Would that more history was written with the same grace as Company Town."
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Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Washington State University Press, Pullman, WA. 1990. Softcover/Trade Wraps. First Edition; 3rd Printing. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; light edge bumps. Printed Wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is not creased or split. 284 pp 8vo. Potlatch was a company town owned by a large lumber company which was part of the history of the West-exploitation of natural resources, big business impact on rural America, and ordinary people making a home. This book gives a look at a rural community and it progress through the decades. A clean very presentable copy. Seller Inventory # 005071
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