Montana: Stories of the Land

Chapter 12 - Logging in the "High Lonesome," 1862 - 1949

Online textbook: Chapter 12 - (.pdf)

Worksheet 1: Analyzing a Primary Source - (.pdf)

Worksheet 2: Defensible Space - (.pdf)

Learning from Historical Documents:

"Pioneer Lumbering in Montana," by Anton Holter

Letter from F. D. Becker to Gov. S. V. Stewart, 1917, Regarding the IWW

Letter from Wade Parks to Gov. S. V. Stewart, 1917, Regarding the IWW

Interesting Links

Learn more about the Salish use of fire.

Visit the "Forest, Fields, and the Falls: Connecting Minnesota" website and select "Lumbering" to explore life in a logging camp (though the story is set in Minnesota, there are parallels to Montana logging camps).
 

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