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Handloggers, by WH Jackson and Ethel Dassow

Details the life of a handlogger making his living in Southeast Alaska. Part of the book is his work, part of the book is all his adventures. I finished this a couple weeks ago. I loved the book but it made me sad. Sad because I don't know how I can have the same type of life in this day and age. I love his lifestyle; work for what you have, and be happy with what you have. Don't expect anything from the world, and love the adventures you take and the people you take along with you.

I highly recommend you all go find a copy -- rural Southeast Alaska living at its finest.

Best,
907brass

Handlogging was as brutal as it gets, much worse than donkey engine logging or anything that came later. A study by Univ Wash., AM Prouty found that in the Pacific Northwest in the 1900's 1 in 150 were killed annually. He did the math, it came out that between the ages of 18 to 65...1/3 of the workforce would be killed. He did not address injuries. At the time, it meant you would have been safer to participate in WW1. Anyway, the book is a great read.

I read this years ago, handlogger Jackson. Great story, tough people, those days are gone.