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2) Burmese days
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Honest and evocative, George Orwell's first novel is an examination of the debasing effect of empire on occupied and occupier.
Burmese Days focuses on a handful of Englishmen who meet at the European Club to drink whisky and to alleviate the acute and unspoken loneliness of life in 1920s Burma where Orwell himself served as an imperial policeman during the waning days of British imperialism.
One of the men, James Flory, a timber merchant, has grown...
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A literary icon sometimes seen as a bridge between the Beat Generation and the hippies, Ken Kesey scored an unexpected hit with his first novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. His successful follow-up, Sometimes a Great Notion was also transformed into a major motion picture, directed by and starring Paul Newman. Here, Oregon's Stamper family does what it can to survive a bitter strike dividing their tiny logging community. And as tensions rise,...
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The year is 1929, and newlyweds George and Serena Pemberton travel from Boston to the North Carolina mountains where they plan to create a timber empire. Although George has already lived in the camp long enough to father an illegitimate child, Serena is new to the mountains--but she soon shows herself to be the equal of any man, overseeing crews, hunting rattle-snakes, even saving her husband's life in the wilderness. Together this lord and lady...
5) Roses
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"Spanning the 20th century, the story of Roses takes place in a small East Texas town against the backdrop of the powerful timber and cotton industries, industries controlled by the scions of the town's founding families"--Provided by publisher.
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2022.
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In Tree Thieves, Lyndsie Bourgon takes us deep into the underbelly of the illegal timber market. As she traces three timber poaching cases, she introduces us to tree poachers, law enforcement, forensic wood specialists, the enigmatic residents of former logging communities, environmental activists, international timber cartels, and indigenous communities along the way. Old-growth trees are invaluable and irreplaceable for both humans and wildlife,...
7) Somerset
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Follows the lives of two antebellum southerners, Silas Toliver and his best friend Jeremy Warwick, as they head into a new territory known as "Texas" in search of black gold.
10) Midnight sun
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First world hardcover edition.
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English
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Ashley and Trevor's families own rival lumber mills, so they try to deny their forbidden attraction as the years pass, but when Trevor enters a senatorial race, her family vows to bring him down, and their passion may meet a tragic end.
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[2004]
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An epic tale that pits a son against the legacy of his family's desecration of the earth, and his own father's more personal violations, Jim Harrison's True North is a beautiful and moving novel that speaks to the territory in our hearts that calls us back to our roots. The scion of a family of wealthy timber barons, David Burkett has grown up with a father who is a malevolent force and a mother made vague and numb by alcohol and pills. He and his...
12) Distrust
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[2021]
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English
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A collection of two novels includes "Renegade Son," in which single mother Danielle Summers is struggling to cope with running her Montana ranch and caring for her rebellious son, so when she meets rugged Chase McEnroe, Chase's unscrupulous employer makesDanielle unsure if she can trust him.
13) Lumberjacks
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[1982]
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English
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Discusses the work of lumberjacks, including cutting down adult trees, floating them downriver in the spring, and turning them into lumber and paper products.
15) Serena
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[2015]
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English
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In 1929, just as the Depression has hit, newlywed couple George and Serena Pemberton, move from Boston to North Carolina to build a timber empire. Although Serena proves herself to be an important part of their success, overseeing crews and handling every bit of trouble that comes upon them, when Serena discovers she's unable to bear children, it sets her on a path of destruction.
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1844
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Handwritten diary of Benjamin F. Howell, Troy, Morris County, N.J.
Benjamin F. Howell was a farmer in Troy, (Now Parsippany-Troy Hills) Morris County, New Jersey. He was the son of Benjamin Cobb, a land dealer, and the grandson of Lemuel C. Cobb. He later had a lumber and real estate business.
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1844
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Partial typewritten transcript of handwritten diary of Benjamin F. Howell, Troy, Morris County, N.J.
Benjamin F. Howell was a farmer in Troy, (Now Parsippany-Troy Hills) Morris County, New Jersey. He was the son of Benjamin Cobb, a land dealer, and the grandson of Lemuel C. Cobb. He later had a lumber and real estate business.
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