Synopsis
A collection of stories told by the men who worked the white pine logging camps and steam-powered mills of the late 1800s and early 1900s.
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Numerous photographs add greatly to the text... Anyone with an interest in history will enjoy reading Parry Sound Logging Days.--N. Glenn Perrett"Wahwashkesh Newsletter" (04/01/2004)
About the Author
John Macfie was born on a farm in Ontario's Central Parry Sound District in 1925 and received his formal education in a one-room schoolhouse. He worked in the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources until his retirement in 1981. His books include "Up the Great North Road" and two volumes of "Now and Then: Footnotes to Parry Sound History." He lives in Parry Sound, Ontario.
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Parry Sound Logging Days
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The Boston Mills Press, Erin Ontario Canada, 1987
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Hardcover. inscribed by the author on the half title page. 207 pages. "The pine era ended shortly after 1920, by which time nearly all the good stands had been cut down or destroyed in devastating forest fires. This is the story of those days as told by the men who were there." priority and international shipping will be extra, please inquire. ; 8 3/4 x 11 1/4 "; Signed by Inscibed By Author. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. Seller Inventory # 75874
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 4to. 207 pp., map, glossary, b/w photographs/illustrations throughout. Logging in the Georgian Bay area from the 1850s to the 1920s. Dust jacket shows a few small dents and darkening to edges of flaps. Seller Inventory # 001253
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 207 p. 28 cm. Signed by Author Sound binding in cloth-covered boards. Slightly cocked. Small soil spot on upper board. Light foxing to top edge of the text block. Light wear to the corner tips. Except for the author's inscription, the inside pages are clean and unmarked. Dust jacket spine is faded. Both panels are shelf rubbed. Minor edge wear. A history of the logging industry in Parry Sound Ontario from 1857 through 1920. Illustrated with black and white archival photographs. Inscribed and signed by the author to a previous owner on the half title page. Seller Inventory # 6996
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