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Nameless Towns: Texas Sawmill Communities, 1880-1942

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Availability:In StockContributor:Thad SittonPublish date:1998-07-01Pages:271
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Texas PressISBN-13:9780292777262ISBN-10:292777264UPC:9780292777262Book Category:Political Science, HistoryBook Subcategory:Labor & Industrial Relations, United StatesBook Topic:State & LocalSize:9.20 x 6.11 x 0.71 inchesWeight:0.9899Product ID:SCKV93FBMZ

Winner, T. H. Fehrenbach Award, Texas Historical Commission

Sawmill communities were once the thriving centers of East Texas life. Many sprang up almost overnight in a pine forest clearing, and many disappeared just as quickly after the company "cut out" its last trees. But during their heyday, these company towns made Texas the nation's third-largest lumber producer and created a colorful way of life that lingers in the memories of the remaining former residents and their children and grandchildren.

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.

Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Texas PressISBN-13:9780292777262ISBN-10:292777264UPC:9780292777262Book Category:Political Science, HistoryBook Subcategory:Labor & Industrial Relations, United StatesBook Topic:State & LocalSize:9.20 x 6.11 x 0.71 inchesWeight:0.9899Product ID:SCKV93FBMZ
Thad Sitton, of Austin, and James H. Conrad, of Commerce, are historians and writers with extensive experience in collecting oral history.
Publisher: University of Texas Press

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