{"product_id":"sound-wormy-memoir-of-andrew-gennett-lumberman-paperback","title":"Sound Wormy: Memoir of Andrew Gennett, Lumberman - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAndrew Gennett\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eNicole Hayler\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eJohn Alger\u003c\/b\u003e (Afterword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in what remains some of the wildest country in the United States, \u003ci\u003eSound Wormy\u003c\/i\u003e recalls a time when regulations were few and resources were abundant for the southern lumber industry. In 1901 Andrew Gennett put all of his money into a tract of timber along the Chattooga River watershed, which traverses parts of Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina. By the time he wrote his memoir almost forty years later, Gennett had outwitted and outworked countless competitors in the southern mountains to make his mark as one of the region's most seasoned, innovative, and successful lumbermen. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHis recollections of a rough-and-ready outdoors life are filled with details of logging, from the first \"cruise\" of a timber stand to the moment when the last board lies \"on sticks\" in the mill yard. He tells how massive poplars, oaks, and other hardwoods had to be felled and trimmed by hand, dragged down mountain slopes by draft animals, floated downstream or carried by rail to the mill, and then sawn, graded, and stacked for drying. He tells of buying timber rights in a land market filled with \"sharp\" operators, where titles and surveys were often contested and kinship and custom were on an equal footing with the law. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGennett saw more than potential \"boardfeet\" when he looked at a tree. He recalls, for instance, his efforts to convince the U.S. Forest Service to purchase undisturbed areas of wilderness at a time when its mandate was to condemn and buy up farmed-out and clear-cut land. One such sale initiated by Gennett would become the Joyce Kilmer Wilderness in North Carolina. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFilled with logging lore and portraits of the southern mountains and their people, \u003ci\u003eSound Wormy\u003c\/i\u003e adds an absorbing new chapter to the region's natural and environmental history.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndrew Gennett (Author) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ANDREW GENNETT (1874-1942) was a native of Nashville, Tennessee. He and his brother Nat founded the Gennett Lumber Company, which is still in operation. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNicole Hayler (Editor) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e NICOLE HAYLER is development director for the Chattooga Conservancy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.67 x 8.99 x 6.38 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 15, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47468530041085,"sku":"9780820329413","price":53.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/emtmMDlrbkxPK2I0MStDdjBqRVBjdz09.webp?v=1777290382","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/sound-wormy-memoir-of-andrew-gennett-lumberman-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}