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The Archaeology of the Logging Industry (Hardcover, New edition)
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The Archaeology of the Logging Industry (Hardcover, New edition)
Series: The American Experience in Archaeological Perspective
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The American lumber industry helped fuel westward expansion and
industrial development during the nineteenth and twentieth
centuries, building logging camps and sawmills-and abandoning them
once the trees ran out. In this book, John Franzen surveys
archaeological studies of logging sites across the nation,
explaining how material evidence found at these locations
illustrates key aspects of the American experience during this era.
Franzen delves into the technologies used in cutting and processing
logs, the environmental impacts of harvesting timber, the daily
life of workers and their families, and the social organization of
logging communities. He highlights important trends, such as
increasing mechanization and standardization, and changes in
working and living conditions, especially the food and housing
provided by employers. Throughout these studies, which range from
Michigan to California, the book provides access to information
from unpublished studies not readily available to most researchers.
The Archaeology of the Logging Industry also shows that when
archaeologists turn their attention to the recent past, the
discipline can be relevant to today's ecological crises. By
creating awareness of the environmental deterioration caused by
industrial-scale logging during what some are calling the
Anthropocene, archaeology supports the hope that with adequate time
for recovery and better global-scale stewardship, the human use of
forests might become sustainable. A volume in the series the
American Experience in Archaeological Perspective, edited by
Michael S. Nassaney
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