Research Catalog

Title

Pick up sticks : a history of the intercoastal lumber trade / Richard M. Hallock.

Author

Hallock, Richard M., 1925-

Publication

Vancouver, B.C. : Cordillera Pub. Co., c1995.

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Details

Description

670 p. : ill.; 29 cm.

Subject

• Intercoastal shipping > Canada > History
• Intercoastal shipping > United States > History
• Lumber trade > Canada > History
• Lumber trade > United States > History

Genre/Form

History

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 657-667) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

From Pilgrim to Panama -- The Early Years -- New England, the Mid-Atlantic and Eastern Canada -- The Early Years -- The South Atlantic, the Gulf, and the Mid-West -- The Early Years -- The Pacific Northwest, British Columbia, and the Opening of the Panama Canal -- The End of an Era -- Lumber Ports and Terminals of New England -- Lumber Ports and Terminals of the New York Metropolitan Area and the Hudson Valley -- Lumber Ports and Terminals of the Delaware Valley and Chesapeake Bay -- Lumber Ports and Terminals of the South Atlantic -- Lumber Ports and Terminals of the Gulf and Caribbean -- Lumber Ports and Terminals of the U.S. West Coast -- Lumber Ports and Terminals of British Columbia -- U.S. Producers, Shippers, and Distributors of Cargo Lumber Based in the West -- U.S. Producers, Shippers, and Distributors of Cargo Lumber Based in the East -- Canadian Producers, Shippers, and Distributors of Cargo Lumber Based in British Columbia -- The Independent Wholesaler -- His Part in the Distribution Chain -- Intercoastal Carriers of American Lumber Basetlon the West Coast -- Intercoastal Carriers of American Lumber Based on the East Coast and Gulf -- Intercoastal Carriers of Canadian Lumber -- Steamship Agents -- Stevedoring Contractors of tbe Intercoastal Lumber Trade on the East and Gulf Coasts -- Stevedoring Contractors of the Lumber Trade Operating on tbe West Coast -- Waterfront Unions -- Their Part in the Development of the Cargo Lumber Trade -- Other Modes of Transportation for Lumber -- The Barge and tbe Railroad -- Ships, Stowage, and Handling Methods -- Changes Over the Years -- Overages, Shortages and Damages -- Cargo Insurance -- The Development of Associations in the Trade -- Governmental Regulations and Restrictions -- The Struggle for Free Trade -- The Future of the Intercoastal Cargo Lumber Trade -- Postscript.

ISBN

1895590159

LCCN

^^^96119214^

OCLC

34830794

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library