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They Felled the Redwoods : A Saga of Flumes and Rails in the High Sierra
They Felled the Redwoods depicts the ruin of Converse Basin, the building of Hume Lake, the formation of Sequoia National Forest, and the rise and fall of a lumbering enterprise.
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160 pages, Hardcover
First published June 1, 1979
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February 22, 2025
started this book years ago but finally finished! a fascinating history of the logging endeavors in the sierras, and one i appreciate even more now that i live at Hume!
the utter destruction of thousands of redwoods and the sheer amount of waste is so tragic, especially since the logging businesses were never even truly profitable ! so strange to read about a time before conservation efforts were a national concern. and yet there is something remarkable, about the lumbermen’s daring endeavors and innovations to fell the giant trees.
I am so thankful for the trees and the groves still standing that have been preserved for us to enjoy! our family especially enjoys the Bearskin Creek grove, one of our favorite camping spots!
“There is nothing more practical than the preservation of beauty, than the preservation of anything that appeals to the higher emotions of mankind.”
-Theodore Roosevelt
the utter destruction of thousands of redwoods and the sheer amount of waste is so tragic, especially since the logging businesses were never even truly profitable ! so strange to read about a time before conservation efforts were a national concern. and yet there is something remarkable, about the lumbermen’s daring endeavors and innovations to fell the giant trees.
I am so thankful for the trees and the groves still standing that have been preserved for us to enjoy! our family especially enjoys the Bearskin Creek grove, one of our favorite camping spots!
“There is nothing more practical than the preservation of beauty, than the preservation of anything that appeals to the higher emotions of mankind.”
-Theodore Roosevelt
November 24, 2018
This interesting book tells of the Sierra redwoods and how destructive lumbering ruined much of the groves of the giant Sequoias. This quote from the jacket of the book tells much of what is detailed in the book:
“They Felled the Redwoods” depicts the ruin of Converse Basin, the building of Hume Lake, the formation of Sequoia National Forest and the rise and fall of a lumbering enterprise unlike any other in all the world.”
The book telling of the lumbering industry in Sierra groves in the late 1880s and early twentieth century was very informing and kept my interest to the end. It was full of period pictures and the author supplied richly researched narrative. The description of the development of Lake Hume was fascinating. I recommend this book to my history reading friends.
“They Felled the Redwoods” depicts the ruin of Converse Basin, the building of Hume Lake, the formation of Sequoia National Forest and the rise and fall of a lumbering enterprise unlike any other in all the world.”
The book telling of the lumbering industry in Sierra groves in the late 1880s and early twentieth century was very informing and kept my interest to the end. It was full of period pictures and the author supplied richly researched narrative. The description of the development of Lake Hume was fascinating. I recommend this book to my history reading friends.
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