Margaret Elley Felt's autobiographical Gyppo Logger , originally published in 1963, tells a story almost universally overlooked in the history of the logging industry: the emergence of family-based, independent contract or "gyppo" loggers in the post-World War II timber economy, and the crucial role of women within that economy. For seven years Margaret Felt was her husband's partner in their logging business -- driving truck, keeping the wage rolls, and jawboning her way into more credit at the supply stores. Margaret ...
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Margaret Elley Felt's autobiographical Gyppo Logger , originally published in 1963, tells a story almost universally overlooked in the history of the logging industry: the emergence of family-based, independent contract or "gyppo" loggers in the post-World War II timber economy, and the crucial role of women within that economy. For seven years Margaret Felt was her husband's partner in their logging business -- driving truck, keeping the wage rolls, and jawboning her way into more credit at the supply stores. Margaret Elley Felt is the author of thirteen books in addition to Gyppo Logger . She has contributed to popular magazines including National Wildlife and Parents Magazine , and was an editor and public information officer for several Washington State agencies.
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Seller's Description:
Felt's first (and by far the best) book; this about her husband's experiences as a logger in Washington during the 1930s and 1940s. This is Felt's self-published reprint of the original Caxton edition. It did quite well for her. It has since had a university reprint under the "Columbia Northwest Classics" series. This is an unused book from the warehouse of a former new-book distributor. Multiple copies available at time of entry.