Mountain Timber – The Comox Logging Company in the Vancouver Island Mountains, Mackie, Richard Somerset. Published by Sono Nis Press, 2009. Signed and inscribed on title page to person referenced in text. Softcover. 4to – over 9¾” – 12″ tall; 320pp. with black and white photos, bibliography, glossary and index. In fine condition with very light and small crease to first page.
A stunning visual feast, this richly illustrated history contains 340 photographs of the men, women, families and communities supported by logging. Mackie has gathered most of the photos, many of them hitherto unpublished, from 60 private collections. Mountain Timber also contains 18 maps and diagrams of logging camps, methods and aspects of railway and highlead logging technology.
