Heartwood | Author's Notes

 

PJ Piccirillo has contributed a series of sequential short articles that provide valuable insight into the historical background of Heartwood.

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1. The Allegheny Plateau: A Succession of Big Trees And Transients

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2. Lumber, Et Cetera
Carbon Products And Powdered Metals Come To Stay In Northern PA

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3. Trees, Landscapes And Legends - But No Literature

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4. Allegheny Lumbering: A Bittersweet Saga
The Early Days

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5. The Water Transportation Era Of Allegheny Logging
“Always something, always hauled away with the waters…” Igidius Rakestraw, in Heartwood

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6. Williamsport: Lumber Capital Of The World

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7. The Railroad Logging Era: The Focal Setting Of Heartwood
“…always hauled away with the waters, even if on the railroads that follow them.” Igidius Rakestraw in Heartwood

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8. A Desert Where Had Been Trees

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9. Lessons Learned, And Learned Still