Author Description

Social history of communities that existed in the twentieth century for timber, mining, dam, explosives and wartime workers, with an emphasis on their daily life: ethnic and gender make-up of population, housing, company store, recreation, education, religious services, transportation (many communities were landlocked), and impact of the world wars and the Great Depression. Includes Washington, Oregon, Idaho and one community in British Columbia. Detailed map and many never previously published photographs.