Whistle Punks & Widow-Makers: Tales of the BC Woods Tapa blanda - 2000

Madeira Park, BC: Harbour Publishing. Very Good+. 1998. Reprint. Softcover. 1550171771 . Card covers show very light shelf wear. ; A bright, solid book,; B&W Photographs; Square 4to 9" - 11" tall; 160 pages; These tales from the golden age of logging in BC star all the legends of the woods. Not the founders of corporate dynasties, but the hookers, fallers, bull cooks, whistle punks and locie engineers who became real-life Paul Bunyans of the West Coast. "From sheer force of personality," writes Ken Drushka in his introduction, "these men rose above their workaday callings and became the subject of interminable bunkhouse bull sessions and barroom storytelling."Whistle Punks and Widow-Makers features twenty-six unforgettable stories about these near-mythical characters. They had names like Bull Sling Bill, Eight-Day Wilson, Daddy Lamb and Broomhandle Charlie, and their stories are told by Robert Swanson, who was an inveterate collector of bunkhouse ballads… Leer más

U.S.A.: Harbour. Near Fine. 1998. First Thus. Glossy Soft Cover. 1550171771 Oversized 160pp including index The legendary heroes of the woods come alive in this collection of stories from the golden age of logging on the West Coast Black and white photographs Previous owner's name and date near upper outside corner of half-title page, otherwise book is Fine .

Harbour Publishing. NF. 2000. Paperback. Paperback in Near Fine condition. 8.5 X 0.75 X 11 inches. 160 pages. * Quick Shipping * All Books Mailed in Boxes * Free Tracking Provided * .

Harbour Publishing, 2000-01-01. paperback. New. 136x12x176. ~ NEW inside and Out! Clean & Crisp Pages w/No markings. (Email for more info./pics)

Harbour Publishing, 2000-01-01. First Thus. paperback. Used: Good.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.