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Synopsis
Bobbie Kalman's Early Settler Life Series is an institution. This popular collection of books is used in schools and public libraries across the country. The hardships and the joys of the people who built this land are portrayed on every page of The Early Settler Life Series. Their experiences can enrich students' lives. By knowing who built this country, students can come to know and understand themselves and their heritage.
Synopsis
The settlers lived in a world made from wood. A settler's first home was usually a tiny log cabin but every settler dreamed of building a more comfortable plank house. Early Loggers and the Sawmill shows the rugged life of the lumberjack and how wood was processed explaining: - the use of hand-powered whip-saws - the early sawmill - water power, the muley, and rotary saws - setting up the lumber camp - the excitment and danger of a lumberjack's life - the riverdrivers who rode the logs downriver - western logging