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Hard Times in Paradise, Coos Bay, Oregon, 1850-1986

Hard Times in Paradise, Coos Bay, Oregon, 1850-1986

by William G. Robbins

copyright 1988 University of Washington Press, Seattle and London    ISBN 0-295-96616-5

1.Poor Man's Paradise; 2. An Empire Itself; 3. The "Big Mill" and Its World; 4. Logging the Coos Timber

5. Getting By; 6. Surviving the Great Depression; 7. The Second World War; 8. Lumber Capital of the World

9. timber Forever; 10. Bosses and Workers; 11. Hard Times and Survivors; Post Mortem: Reflections on the Present Condition

Notes listing references plus Index

some photos with explanations

Location
979.523 R63 1988
Source Reference
Accession Number
LIB2015.30