Pick-Ups and a Horse by Ellis, William H - 1988

Oscoda, MI: May Jane Hennigar, 1988. 142 pages. Many historical photographs. Bound in brown cloth, with design of a horse on front and lettering on spine in gilt. A FINE condition copy with no signs of use or wear. Contents printed in brown on cream-coloured paper. Stiff paper dust jacket shows little wear but some soiling. "A true tale of the North woods during the lumbering days on the AuSable River [in Michigan], this is a first-person account of 30 years in the life of a local lumberjack." Described as a "valuable first-person document of American and more specifically of Midwestern history" -- "the picture he paints in the colourful vernacular of the camps remains vivid, like listening to him talk" -- fascinating in-depth story of the old lumbering days. . Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good -. Illus. by Photographs. 6 x 9 in. (15cm x 23cm).