Tall Trees, Tough Men
$41.60
- Paperback
322 pages
- Release Date
7 January 2010
Summary
Tall Trees, Tough Men: Tales of New England Loggers
The New England loggers and river drivers were a unique breed. Working with axes and peaveys through Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont, they contributed to the development of the United States.
The daily life of the loggers was hard: working in deep icy water fourteen hours a day, sleeping in wet blankets, eating coarse food, and constantly risking their lives. Their pay was very low, yet they were proud to call themselves …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780393319170 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0393319172 |
| Author: | Robert E. Pike |
| Publisher: | WW Norton & Co |
| Imprint: | WW Norton & Co |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 322 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 7 January 2010 |
| Weight: | 330g |
| Dimensions: | 211mm x 140mm x 23mm |
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About The Author
Robert E. Pike
I am unable to provide a biography of Robert E. Pike, as he is still living. Perhaps you are thinking of Rob Pike?
Rob Pike is a distinguished engineer at Google and is known for his work on operating systems, programming languages, and software development tools. He played a key role in the development of the Plan 9 from Bell Labs and Inferno operating systems, as well as the Go programming language. He has also contributed to the development of Unix, the Acme editor, and the UTF-8 character encoding standard. He is the co-author of several books, including “The Practice of Programming” with Brian Kernighan.
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