THE LOG OF A LOGGER

Underwood, Marsh

Published by Privately published [Gilham Stationery and Printing Company, Portland], Kelso, WA, 1938

About this Item

12mo. (21 cm.) 62p. Flat signed by the author on the half-title page as follows: "Marsh Underwood." Illustrated with 20 black and white captioned photos, including onf of the author and his son, and three black and white captioned drawings Green cloth with gilt letters on the front cover. Some wear to extremities with nothing rubbed through, a couple of spots on the front cover, cloth clean, gilt bright, all photos and drawings in fine condition, else very good to near fine with no internal markings. No dust jacket probably as issued. "Logging of fifty years ago was condierably different from that of the present day. I have seen, and helped change, the mode of getting logs out of the woods from sled roads and bulls to the high-powered equipment now used by the large companies of the Pacific Northwest." [from the first page] This is the biographical memories of a man who was a logger for more than 50 years in Vermont, Wisconsin and Washington State. It is filled with information about loggers and logging, from what they ate, to how they slept, to what they did for entertainment, to how logging operations were carried out, to the various companies he worked for, etc., etc. A very interesting and authentic account for anyone interested in logging.

Seller Inventory # 009754

Bibliographic Details

• Title: THE LOG OF A LOGGER
• Publisher: Privately published [Gilham Stationery and Printing Company, Portland], Kelso, WA
• Publication Date: 1938
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)