Every Root an Anchor

Every Root an Anchor
Author: R. Bruce Allison
Publisher: Wisconsin Historical Society
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2014-05-20
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 0870205285

In Every Root an Anchor, writer and arborist R. Bruce Allison celebrates Wisconsin's most significant, unusual, and historic trees. More than one hundred tales introduce us to trees across the state, some remarkable for their size or age, others for their intriguing histories. From magnificent elms to beloved pines to Frank Lloyd Wright's oaks, these trees are woven into our history, contributing to our sense of place. They are anchors for time-honored customs, manifestations of our ideals, and reminders of our lives' most significant events. For this updated edition, Allison revisits the trees' histories and tells us which of these unique landmarks are still standing. He sets forth an environmental message as well, reminding us to recognize our connectedness to trees and to manage our tree resources wisely. As early Wisconsin conservationist Increase Lapham said, "Tree histories increase our love of home and improve our hearts. They deserve to be told and remembered."

Holy Old Mackinaw

Holy Old Mackinaw
Author: Stewart H. Holbrook
Publisher: Epicenter Press
Total Pages: 261
Release: 2016-06-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 1941890075

Holy Old Mackinaw is the rough and lusty story of the American lumberjack at work and at play, from Maine to Oregon. In these modern days timber is harvested by cigarette-smoking married men, whose children go to school in buses, but for nearly three hundred years the logger was a real pioneer who ranged through the forests of many states, steel calks in his boots and ax in his fist, a plug of chew handy, who emerged at intervals into the towns to call on soft ladies and drink hard liquor.

The White Pine Industry in Minnesota

The White Pine Industry in Minnesota
Author: Agnes Mathilda Larson
Publisher: U of Minnesota Press
Total Pages: 456
Release: 1972
Genre: History
ISBN: 1452913587

An in-depth study of the role of Minnesota's old-growth forests in the development of the Upper Mississippi valley examines the influence of the region's white pine industry on the construction of the railroads, the rise of busy mill towns, environmental devastation of the forests, and the daily lives of those who depended on the forest for their livelihoods. Reprint.

The History of Wisconsin, Volume III

The History of Wisconsin, Volume III
Author: Robert C. Nesbit
Publisher: Wisconsin Historical Society
Total Pages: 745
Release: 2013-03-28
Genre: History
ISBN: 0870206303

Although the years from 1873-1893 lacked the well known, dramatic events of the periods before and after, this period presented a major transformation in Wisconsin's economy. The third volume in the History of Wisconsin series presents a balanced, comprehensive, and witty account of these two decades of dynamic growth and change in Wisconsin society, business, and industry. Concentrating on three major areas: the economy, communities, and politics and government, this volume in the History of Wisconsin series adds substantially to our knowledge and understanding of this crucial, but generally little-understood, period.