Life in a North Woods Lumber Camp: A Picturesque Story of Logging and Lumbering Activities, Lumberjacks, and Family Life in Bloomington, MN

Long before Thomas O'Donnell entered school he had chewed tobacco and pitched horseshoes with lumberjacks at his father's camp. He witnessed the felling of the tallest trees and watched wide-eyed as the lumberjacks rode the logs through swift waters. He sat at the table when they arm wrestled and was a spectator at axe throwing competitions. Life in a North Woods Lumber Camp is O'Donnell's personal story of his life growing up in a lumber camp, vivid recollections that lay dormant for fifty years following his death. William J. O'Hern has brought this lost treasure to light in a lavishly illustrated book with dozens of period photographs.