On March 16, 1907, timber workers in Portland went on strike. This was one of the first actions organized by people affiliated with the Industrial Workers of the World. The.
The Trump administration's attacks on clean energy are the most prominent part of his hatred of environmentalism. Given that nostalgia is the core of Trumpism and that his version of.
This is the grave of Andrew Hammond. Born in 1848 in Saint-Léonard, New Brusnwick, Canada, Hammond grew up a working class kid. This was timber country and he was just.
On March 10, 1959, loggers in Newfoundland organizing with the International Woodworkers of America got into a violent clash with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the Newfoundland Constabulary. One.
The Northwest timber industry cannot move past 1993. The spotted owl issue did not break the industry--there are still tons and tons of trees logged, but with fewer people because.
This is the grave of John Dolbeer. Born in 1827 in Epsom, New Hampshire, Dolbeer grew up on a farm like most people in New Hampshire and in fact most.
If you spend time in rural Oregon, you hear a lot of bitterness. Those damn environmentalists stopped our logging by prioritizing owls over people and now our towns have gone.
As a labor historian and scholar of the timber industry, I'm fascinated with the self-documentation of work and especially logging. This is an edited version of The Incredible Forest, a.
