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Drawing from diary entries and work logs, official accounts, memoirs, personal reminiscences, and hundreds of photographs and reproductions, Jack Rooney provides a well illustrated history of the wild peninsula from the perspectives of the hearty individuals working on the land with the U.S. Forest Service from the late-nineteenth century through the mid-twentieth century. Over the recentcenturies the Olympic Peninsula has seen immense change, yet still contains the largest and most diverse wilderness area in Washington. Rooney tells the forest's history from the designation of the Olympic Forest Reserve in 1897, through the intense industrial demand from a quickly growing local population and the impact of two world wars, the controversy around the creation of Olympic National Park in 1938, and up to the significant changes and practices introduced by the Multiple-use Act of 1960. Many of the vital, fundamental, social and environmental issues and decisions confronted a century ago still remain to be reckoned with today. Though he attributed the completion of Frontier Legacy to the many other thoughtful women and men who took photographs, contributed documentation, or simply cared and saved important maps and artifacts, Jack Rooney has made an indelible contribution to preserving the history of the Olympic National Forest and that of Olympic Peninsula. ... Read more

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Frontier Legacy
This book was not a bad book, per say, but it wasn't exactly what I needed for a class project I needed to write.It's a great book cronicling the men and events of the early northwest forests and their management in great detail. ... Read more

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Chapters: Bobby Marshall, Richard O'donnell, Joe Rooney, Joey Sternaman, Jack Underwood, Fred Denfeld, Mickey Macdonnell. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 22. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Robert Walls "Bobby" Marshall (born March 12, 1880 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, died August 27, 1958) was an American sports player. He was best known for playing football, however he also competed in baseball, track, boxing and ice hockey. Marshall played end for the football team of the University of Minnesota from 1904-06. In 1906, Marshall kicked a 60-yard field goal to beat the University of Chicago 4-2 (field goals counted 4 points). He was the first African American to play football in the Big Nine (later the Big Ten Conference). He graduated in 1907 and played with Minneapolis pro teams, the Deans and the Marines. From 1920 through 1924 he played in the National Football League with the Minneapolis Marines , the Kelley Duluths, and the Rock Island Independents. He along with Fritz Pollard were the first African Americans to play in the NFL. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1971. ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=2945359 ... Read more

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Four stories in one book as listed under title. ... Read more

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Chapters: Bert Bell, Ray Graves, Al Wistert, Art Rooney, Greasy Neale, Allie Sherman, Rocco Canale, Jack Hinkle, Walt Kiesling, Ted Doyle, Joe Hoague, Roy Zimmerman, John Butler, Bucko Kilroy, Larry Cabrelli, Bill Hewitt, Tony Bova, Elbie Schultz, Ed Michaels, Al Wukits, Vic Sears, Ted Laux, Ben Kish, Enio Conti, Dean Steward, Bob Thurbon, Charlie Gauer, Hugh Mccullough, Joe Frank, Tom Miller, Ernie Steele, Ray Reutt, Bob Masters, Steve Sader, Gordon Paschka. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 112. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Samuel Ray Graves (born December 31, 1918) is a former American college and professional football player and college football coach. Graves is best known as the former head coach of the Florida Gators football team that represents the University of Florida located in Gainesville, Florida. Ray Graves was born in Knoxville, Tennessee on December 31, 1918. He was the son of a Methodist minister, and he realized that his best (and perhaps only) opportunity to attend college would be to earn an athletic scholarship. Tennessee Wesleyan College, a small Methodist-affiliated college located in Athens, Tennessee, recognized his athletic talent and offered him a full scholarship. Coach Robert Neyland of the University of Tennessee recognized his stand-out play and arranged for Graves to transfer to Tennessee. After graduating from Tennessee in 1942, he attempted to volunteer for the U.S. Navy, but was rejected when he failed his physical because he was deaf in one ear. Graves played college football first for a year at small Tennessee Wesleyan College, and then for two years at the University of Tennessee, where he was the team captain during his senior year in 1941. He was then drafted during the ninth round of the 1942 NFL Draft by the Philadelphia Eagles, with wh...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=3163265 ... Read more