<p>World War One expanded the use of airplanes from observation platforms to viable fighting machines. As the air war expanded, Allied aircraft manufacturers turned to America as a source of airplane lumber. Primarily, they sought Sitka spruce, a strong, lightweight wood found in the coastal rain forests of Oregon and Washington states. When the United States entered the war in 1917, the Pacific Northwest lumber industry was supplying the Allies with the majority of airplane-grade lumber. The U.S. Military Draft, beginning in May of 1917, caused a dramatic reduction of experienced personnel from the woods and mills, who could not easily be replaced. In August, violent labor strikes across the Pacific Northwest virtually shut down the lumber industry. To address these problems, the U.S. Army formed the Spruce Production Division. The Division was designed to provide for the labor needs of the lumber industry and to act as an armed deterrent against any further labor disruptions. The Division also formed the Loyal Legion of Loggers &amp; Lumbermen union in order to address the severe labor unrest within the lumber industry. Soldiers in the Woods is the story of the U.S. Army s Spruce Production Division, and that of the men who worked in the forests and mills of the Pacific Northwest, producing enormous amounts of airplane-grade spruce lumber for the war effort.</p>

Soldiers in the Woods

Rod Crossley

Timber Times, Inc.

<p>Cloth boards with dust jacket, 11x8.5" horizontal format, 300+ photos, 320 glossy pages. 2014. "The Southern Pacific Along the Pacific Coast is a vivid and personal pictorial of the fascinating parade of trains across the west's first great main line railroad. "It's a visual history of the transition period of the Espee when steam locomotives were working side-by-side with the new diesel-electrics. While working for the Espee, Mac Gaddis began taking photographs of the locomotives and trains around California. Later when assigned to San Luis Obispo he photographed all aspects of the railroad at that station. In 300 never-before-published photographs, Mac Gaddis gives you a rare glimpse of railroading in the Golden State from the mighty Southern Pacific, to the Pacific Electric, the Santa Fe, and the Union Pacific. This 320 page landscape book contains over 300 black and white photos most of which have never been published. It is library bound with a dust jacket, bibliography and index. The cover painting was done by John Winfield."</p>

The Southern Pacific Along the Pacific Coast: the Photography of Malcom R. 'Mac' Gaddis

Southern Pacific Historical Technical Society

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Soldiers in the Woods

The Southern Pacific Along the Pacific Coast: the Photography of Malcom R. 'Mac' Gaddis