Jacks, Jobbers, and Kings

by Peter C. Welsh

Overview

This book describes the process of logging the Adirondacks, a discreet area of ​​six million acres, and how practices changed between 1850 and 1950.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780925168474
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	05/01/1999
Pages:	100
Product dimensions:	6.97(w) x 10.01(h) x 0.52(d)

About the Author

Welsh was Associate Curator in the Department of Civil History, National Museum of History and Technology, now the National Museum of American History, 1959-1969. As curator he played a major role in the development of the "Growth of the United States" Hall in the Museum. Welsh was Assistant Director General of Museums, 1969-1970, and also served as Director of the Office of Museum Programs, 1970-1971.