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Hard times in paradise : Coos Bay, Oregon / William G. Robbins.
"Blessed with vast expanses of virgin timber, a good harbor, and a San Francisco market for its lumber, the Coos Bay area once dubbed itself "a poor man's paradise." A new Prologue and Epilogue by the author bring this story of gyppo loggers, longshoremen, millwrights, and whistle punks into the twenty-first century, describing Coos Bay's transition from timber town to a retirement and tourist community, where the site of a former Weyerhaeuser complex is now home to the Coquille Indian Tribe's The Mill Casino."--BOOK JACKET.
Record details
- ISBN: 0295985488
- ISBN: 9780295985480
- Physical Description: xix, 227 pages, [16] pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 23 cm
- Edition: Rev. ed.
- Publisher: Seattle : University of Washington Press, ©2006.
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-211) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Poor man's paradise -- An empire itself -- The "big mill" and its world -- Logging the Coos timber -- Getting by -- Surviving the Great Depression -- The Second World War -- Lumber capital of the world -- Timber forever -- Bosses and workers -- Hard times and survivors -- Post mortem : reflections on the present condition.
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lummi Library | HD 9758 .C6 R63 2006 | 270992 | Stacks | Available | - |
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