Logging Long Ago

Logging Long Ago: A Pictorial History of the American Timber Industry

Follow the history of logging as it unfolds across the United States, from the virgin forests of the East to the towering redwoods of the West Coast. Historic photography, much of it beautifully hand-tinted, captures images of the early woods, the woodsmen, and the machines of this important industry.

From its earliest days, logging was grueling work done in the isolation of virgin forests. Men worked and …