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Eastern Logging Books

Pennsylvania

The Logging Railroad Era of Lumbering in Pennsylvania by Benjamin Kline Jr, Walter Casler, and Thomas Taber III.  A series of 13 books about lumbering in Pennsylvania.  Additionally, Kline and Taber have each written additional books about Pennsylvania Lumbering.

1. Pitch Pine and Prop Timber by Kline

2. "Wild Catting" on the Mountain by Kline

3. Ghost Lumber Towns of Central Pennsylvania by Taber

4. Sunset Along Susquehanna Waters by Taber

5. The Goodyears - An Empire in the Hemlocks by Taber

6. Whining Saws and Squealing Flanges by Casler

7. Sawmills Among the Derricks by Taber

8. Tionesta Valley by Casler

9. Teddy Collins Empire by Casler

10. Tanbark, Alcohol, and Lumber by Taber

11. Allegheny Valley Logging Railroads by Casler

12. Dinkies, Dams, and Sawdust by Kline

13. "Stemwinders" in the Laurel Highlands by Kline

Books 1, 2, 12, & 13 by Kline were printed recently by the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania.  They are available from the museum for about $10 US each.  Book 3, 4, 5, 7, and 10 have also been reprinted recently enough to be available.  The 2nd Floor Bookstore at the Strasburg Railroad has these books written by Tabor.  The books written by Casler are not being sold new.  Check Ebay or used book sources.