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Current, Richard Nelson. Pine Logs And Politics: A Life Of Philetus Sawyer, 1816-1900

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(030179) Current, Richard Nelson. Pine Logs And Politics: A Life Of Philetus Sawyer, 1816-1900. Madison, WI: State Historical Soc. Of Wis, 1950. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. 330 pages. Very Good in Very Good DJ. Endpapers show some browning and foxing. DJ has two small closed tears. Sawyer was a young sawmill operator from the east who migrated to Wisconsin in 1847. He became one of the prosperous lumbermen of the Fox valley and owner of valuable timber lands. He amassed a fortune and served for years as a director of various banks and railroads and was elected congressman (Sawyer, Philetus, Lumber Industry, Businessmen, Wisconsin)