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- December 28, 2010 at 11:46 pm #42248
Scott G
ParticipantI was poking around Lynn’s website and found this book for sale Woodsmen, Horses, & Dynamite by Hilton. Any of you New England folks read it and if so is it worth picking up? Looking for some stove-side winter reading material…
December 29, 2010 at 12:28 am #64270Carl Russell
ModeratorI haven’t heard of it, but hell, with a title like that, how can you go wrong!!!
Carl
December 29, 2010 at 2:39 am #64274mitchmaine
Participanthey guys, this is one book you might not want to judge by its cover. it appeared under our christmas tree this year. its kinda interesting if you like lists. i liked the book and you may too. its the summary of logging on the north western maine in the late 1930’s. counts every apple and potato it took to cut 35,000 cord of rough (not peeled) pulpwood. i don’t want to give away the end. you might have to read between the lines but there is a good story in there.
mitch
December 29, 2010 at 12:06 pm #64272LStone
ParticipantI haven’t heard of it either but agree with Carl. There is probably some beer in there too. Sounds like just the ticket. Seems like it is going to be a real long hard stove season this year. At least in this neck of the woods.
December 29, 2010 at 1:16 pm #64275jac
ParticipantI seem to remember a book review in SFJ a few years ago about dynamiting horses !!!!!:eek: dont know if this is the same book tho…
JohnJanuary 3, 2011 at 2:45 pm #64273Andy McEvoy
ParticipantI would highly recommend this book. The amount of information that the author collected and analyzed is unparalleled by any other resource that I have seen on logging in Maine. At times the amount of numbers and charts is staggering, but taken as a whole it all tells a fascinating story. Also the book is worth it just for the very detailed sketches of equipment in the appendix – i.e. tractor and horse sleds, camp buildings, harness types. Check it out . . . at the very least you’ll be amazed at how much wood a three man team can move!
January 9, 2011 at 3:48 pm #64271Scott G
ParticipantThx Folks, think I’ll snag a copy. I’m all about lists, logistics, & the dirty details…
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