Lumberjacks & Legislators

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ISBN: 9781585440252 | 1585440256
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 12/1/1982

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For years the logging industry and the rich timberlands of the East and West coasts have evoked images of Jigger Jones and Paul Bunyan, lusty lumbermen of folk history. Behind these myths, however, lie the realities of ruthless competition, heedless exploitation of forestlands, and massive overproduction that once threatened to destroy the lumber industry.

List of Illustrations	p. xi
Acknowledgments	p. xiii
Introduction	p. 3
The Great Barbecue and American Forestry	p. 16
Lumber Trade Associations and the Trust Issue	p. 35
Lumber Politics and Conservation	p. 56
Lumber in Depression and War	p. 75
Hegemony over National Forest Policy	p. 90
Voluntary Cooperation and the Search for Stability	p. 112
The Early Depression	p. 133
Presidential Boards and Committees	p. 154
The Great Experiment in Industrial Self-Government	p. 172
After the NRA: The Tarnished Hope for Stabilization	p. 197
The REgulation Dilemma and the War Crises	p. 220
Epilogue: The Consequences of Market Control	p. 242
Bibliography	p. 249
Index	p. 261
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