Longview

From his command post in a downtown Kansas City skyscraper, the nation's foremost lumberman, R.A. Long, received the devastating report from his company's timber scouts in 1918: his sources for raw material were nearly exhausted. The once-lush pine and oak forests of the Mississippi Delta had been stripped clean and converted into farmland. Now, his Long-Bell Lumber Company was at a crossroads. The timber baron put the question to a vote by his board of directors: disband or build the world's largest lumber mill somewhere else? This group of middle-aged men looked upon R.A. Long as a father figure and a proverbial King Midas, able to turn wood into gold. Their decision was easy: they wholeheartedly endorsed the plan to build. And their vision became the Longview story, combining social engineering, modern marketing, and a whole lot of money into a 20th-century urban success story.

About the author

The Cowlitz County Historical Society's team of local history experts has selected images of the Longview story from public archives and private collections. Dennis P. Weber is an award-winning writer of local history and current mayor. Sue Maxey is a volunteer archivist with the Cowlitz County Museum. She and Karen Dennis are both retired librarians familiar with Longview Public Library archives.

Product details

• Authors: Karen Dennis, Sue Maxey, Dennis P. Weber
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 17.12.2012
• EAN: 9780738596037
• ISBN: 978-0-7385-9603-7
• No. of pages: 128
• Dimensions: 163 mm x 236 mm x 8 mm
• Weight: 277 g
• Series: Images of America; Images of America
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Fotografie, USA Westen, Pazifikstaaten, Pacific States, History - U.S., HISTORY / United States / State & Local / General, PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Historical, HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Pacific Northwest (OR, WA)