Nameless towns
Texas sawmill communities, 1880-1942
1st ed.
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Author
Contributions
- Conrad, James H. - Contributor
Publication
1998 - University of Texas Press, Austin, Texas
Language
English
Word Count
64,250 words, Guess
Page Count
257 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL669696M
- ISBN-100292777256
- OCLC Control Number36865554
- OCLC Control Numbernamelesstownstex0000sitt
- Library of Congress Control Number97015563
and 2 more
- LibraryThing3699803
- Goodreads7140106
Classifications
- DDC976.4/06
- LCCF391 .S6254 1998
Description
Sawmill communities were once the thriving centers of East Texas life. Drawing on oral history, company records, and other archival sources, Sitton and Conrad recreate the lifeways of the sawmill communities. They describe the companies that ran the mills and the different kinds of jobs involved in logging and milling. They depict the usually rough-hewn towns, with their central mill, unpainted houses, company store, and schools, churches, and community centers. And they characterize the lives of the people, from the hard, awesomely dangerous mill work to the dances, picnics, and other recreations that offered welcome diversions.
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