George S. Long, timber statesman

by Charles E. Twining

Hardcover, 1994

Status

Available

Publication

Seattle : University of Washington Press, c1994.

Description

A biography, based largely on primary sources, of George S. Long (1853-1930), the manager of the 900,000 acres of western Washington timberland purchased by Weyerhauser from the Northern Pacific Railway in 1900. Under his aegis, the Washington Forest Fire Association came into being, followed by the Western Forestry and Conservation Association. An

Awards

Washington State Book Award (Winner — 1995)

Language

Barcode

5663
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