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This classic history about the sawmill industry in the Pacific Northwest is rich in memories. Here is the vital and true story of the triumphant growth and its undying promise, shown with superb photography and told with exciting text. The utilitarian waterwheel, the great days of the steam sawmill, and the epic courage of the schooner masters are told in all their glory. The first whistle wailed at 5:20 A.M., the second at 5:40. Boiled beans, ham, hot cakes and 12 hours later $1.50. The Circle Saw was its symbol Boards and ship planking were its bid to immortality  This was sawmilling. Ralph Andrews augments his careful and thorough research with anecdotes of the men who transformed logs into the building materials of a nation. The reader takes a step back in time, as the history of the industry which has gone on continuously since 1825 is brought to life.