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Author Robbins, William G., 1935-

Title Hard times in paradise [electronic resource] : Coos Bay, Oregon / William G. Robbins.

Imprint Seattle : University of Washington Press, c2006.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe ProQuest E-Book  Electronic Book    ---  Available
Edition Rev. ed.
Description xix, 227 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., map.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-211) and index.
Contents Poor man's paradise -- An empire itself -- The "big mill" and its world -- Logging the Coos timber -- Getting by -- Surviving the Great Depression -- The Second World War -- Lumber capital of the world -- Timber forever -- Bosses and workers -- Hard times and survivors -- Post mortem : reflections on the present condition.
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject Lumber trade -- Oregon -- Coos Bay -- History.
Logging -- Oregon -- Coos Bay -- History.
Loggers -- Oregon -- Coos Bay -- History.
Coos Bay (Or.) -- History.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN 0295985488 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780295985480
9780295803319 (electronic bk.)

 
    
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