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The last stand : the war between Wall Street and Main Street over California's ancient redwoods / David Harris.

Summary:

The fight begins when the Pacific Lumber Company, operated by the Murphy family since 1904, with a strong tradition of both employee care and selective cutting of the last privately held redwood forest in America, is bought out by the huge Texas-based conglomerate Maxxam, Inc. (financed in part by Michael Milken). Eager to cash in on the thousands of acres of valuable lumber, the new owners sharply increase production. When members of the radical environmentalist group Earth First! get involved, strapping themselves to the giant redwoods to halt cutting, the battle becomes explosive. But for all the financial maneuvers, demonstrations, and lawsuits, it's a battle nobody wins.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0871569442
  • ISBN: 9780871569448
  • Physical Description: 374 pages ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: San Francisco : Sierra Club Books, ©1997.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Part One -- The Takeover -- Part Two -- The Transformation -- Part Three -- The War.
Subject:
Pacific Lumber Company.
Earth First! (Organization)
Consolidation and merger of corporations > United States.
Redwood industry > California > Humboldt County.
Scotia (Calif.)
Environmentalists > California > Humboldt County.
Consolidation and merger of corporations.
Environmentalists.
Redwood industry.
California > Humboldt County.
California > Scotia.
United States.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.

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