Author: Winthrop Packard
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
This non-fiction account follows the author's journey through the Florida Trails, one of the eleven National Scenic Trails in the United States, which during the early 20th century, started from Jacksonville to Key West.
Florida trails as seen from Jacksonville to Key West and from November to April inclusive
Author: Winthrop Packard
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
This non-fiction account follows the author's journey through the Florida Trails, one of the eleven National Scenic Trails in the United States, which during the early 20th century, started from Jacksonville to Key West.
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
This non-fiction account follows the author's journey through the Florida Trails, one of the eleven National Scenic Trails in the United States, which during the early 20th century, started from Jacksonville to Key West.
Tapping the Pines
Author: Robert B. Outland III
Publisher: LSU Press
ISBN: 0807165263
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 493
Book Description
The extraction of raw turpentine and tar from the southern longleaf pine -- along with the manufacture of derivative products such as spirits of turpentine and rosin -- constitutes what was once the largest industry in North Carolina and one of the most important in the South: naval stores production. In a pathbreaking study that seamlessly weaves together business, environmental, labor, and social history, Robert B. Outland III offers the first complete account of this sizable though little-understood sector of the southern economy. Outland traces the South's naval stores industry from its colonial origins to the mid-twentieth century, when it was supplanted by the rising chemicals industry. A horror for workers and a scourge to the Southeast's pine forests, the methods and consequences of this expansive enterprise remained virtually unchanged for more than two centuries. An important part of the timber products trade, naval stores were originally used primarily in shipbuilding and maintenance. Over the course of the nineteenth century, these products came to be used in myriad ways -- including in the manufacture of paint thinner, soap, and a widely popular lamp oil -- and demand soared. In response, North Carolina producers enlarged their operations and expanded throughout the Southeast, especially into Georgia and Florida, but the short-term economic development they initiated ultimately contributed to long-term underdevelopment. Outland vividly describes the primitive harvest and production methods that eventually destroyed the very trees the trade relied upon, forcing operators to relocate every few years. He introduces the many different people involved in the industry, from the wealthy owner to the powerless worker, and explores the reliance on forced labor -- slavery before the Civil War and afterwards debt peonage and convict leasing. He demonstrates how the isolated forest environment created harsh working and living conditions, making the life of a turpentine hand and his family exceedingly difficult. With an exacting attention to detail and exhaustive research, Outland offers not only the first definitive history of the naval stores industry but also a fresh interpretation of the socioeconomic development of the piney woods South. Tapping the Pines is an essential volume for anyone interested in the region.
Publisher: LSU Press
ISBN: 0807165263
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 493
Book Description
The extraction of raw turpentine and tar from the southern longleaf pine -- along with the manufacture of derivative products such as spirits of turpentine and rosin -- constitutes what was once the largest industry in North Carolina and one of the most important in the South: naval stores production. In a pathbreaking study that seamlessly weaves together business, environmental, labor, and social history, Robert B. Outland III offers the first complete account of this sizable though little-understood sector of the southern economy. Outland traces the South's naval stores industry from its colonial origins to the mid-twentieth century, when it was supplanted by the rising chemicals industry. A horror for workers and a scourge to the Southeast's pine forests, the methods and consequences of this expansive enterprise remained virtually unchanged for more than two centuries. An important part of the timber products trade, naval stores were originally used primarily in shipbuilding and maintenance. Over the course of the nineteenth century, these products came to be used in myriad ways -- including in the manufacture of paint thinner, soap, and a widely popular lamp oil -- and demand soared. In response, North Carolina producers enlarged their operations and expanded throughout the Southeast, especially into Georgia and Florida, but the short-term economic development they initiated ultimately contributed to long-term underdevelopment. Outland vividly describes the primitive harvest and production methods that eventually destroyed the very trees the trade relied upon, forcing operators to relocate every few years. He introduces the many different people involved in the industry, from the wealthy owner to the powerless worker, and explores the reliance on forced labor -- slavery before the Civil War and afterwards debt peonage and convict leasing. He demonstrates how the isolated forest environment created harsh working and living conditions, making the life of a turpentine hand and his family exceedingly difficult. With an exacting attention to detail and exhaustive research, Outland offers not only the first definitive history of the naval stores industry but also a fresh interpretation of the socioeconomic development of the piney woods South. Tapping the Pines is an essential volume for anyone interested in the region.
Quarterly Bulletin of the Brooklyn Public Library
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 560
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 560
Book Description
Bulletin of the Brooklyn Public Library
Author: Brooklyn Public Library
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 460
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 460
Book Description
World Almanac and Encyclopedia
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Almanacs, American
Languages : en
Pages : 828
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Almanacs, American
Languages : en
Pages : 828
Book Description
The Book Monthly
Author: James Milne
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bibliography, National
Languages : en
Pages : 564
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bibliography, National
Languages : en
Pages : 564
Book Description
Brooklyn Public Library News Bulletin
Author: Brooklyn Public Library
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 524
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 524
Book Description
The World Almanac and Book of Facts
Author:
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ISBN:
Category : Almanacs, American
Languages : en
Pages : 818
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Almanacs, American
Languages : en
Pages : 818
Book Description
Bulletin
Author: Salem Public Library
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
Bulletin of the Salem Public Library
Author: Salem Public Library
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Classified catalogs (Dewey decimal)
Languages : en
Pages : 568
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Classified catalogs (Dewey decimal)
Languages : en
Pages : 568
Book Description