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Sawmill communities were once the thriving centres 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 colourful 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 centres. 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. Thad Sitton, of Austin, and James H. Conrad, of Commerce, are historians and writers with extensive experience in collecting oral history.

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Zařazení knihy Knihy v angličtině Humanities History Regional & national history

• Plný název: Nameless Towns
• Podnázev: Texas Sawmill Communities, 1880-1942
• Autor: Thad Sitton, James H. Conrad
• Jazyk: Angličtina
• Vazba: Brožovaná
• Počet stran: 271
• EAN: 9780292777262
• ISBN: 0292777264
• ID: 04874008
• Nakladatelství: University of Texas Press
• Hmotnost: 765 g
• Rozměry: 235 × 154 × 18 mm
• Datum vydání: 01. July 1998

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