The Lumberman's Frontier: Three Centuries of Land Use, Society, and Change in America's Forests

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The Lumberman’s Frontier The Lumberman’s Frontier three centuries of land use, society, and change in america’s forests Thomas R. Cox Oregon State University Press Corvallis The paper in this book meets the guidelines for permanence and durability of the Committee on Production Guidelines for Book Longevity of the Council on Library Resources and the minimum requirements of the American National Standard for Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials Z39.48-1984. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Cox, Thomas R., 1933The lumberman’s frontier : three centuries of land use, society, and change in America’s forests / Thomas R. Cox. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-87071-579-2 (alk. paper) 1. Lumbermen—United States—History. 2. Lumbering—United States—History. 3. Lumbering—Social aspects—United States—History. 4. Frontier and pioneer life—United States. 5. Logging—United States— History. 6. Forests and forestry—United States—History. 7. Land use—United States—History. 8. Social conflict—United States—History. 9. Social change—United States—History. I. Title. HD8039.L92U537 2010 338.1’74980973--dc22 2009047314© 2010 Thomas R. Cox All rights reserved. First published in 2010 by Oregon State University Press Printed in the United States of America Oregon State University Press 121 The Valley Library Corvallis OR 97331-4501 541-737-3166 • fax 541-737-3170 http://oregonstate.edu/dept/press To Rachel, Rita, Ruth, Matthew, Joshua—and Max: May they find their own frontiers o ...