Nameless towns
Subtitle: Texas sawmill communities, 1880-1942
By: Thad Sitton and James H. Conrad.
Contributors: Conrad, James H.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Austin
Language: eng
Number of pages: 257
Subjects: City and town life -- Texas -- History.; Sawmills -- Texas -- History.; Lumbering -- Texas -- History; Texas -- History, Local.; Texas -- Social life and customs.
Description: Sawmill communities were once the thriving centers of East Texas life. Drawing on oral history, company records, and other archival sources, Sitton and Conrad recreate the lifeways of the sawmill communities. They describe the companies that ran the mills and the different kinds of jobs involved in logging and milling. They depict the usually rough-hewn towns, with their central mill, unpainted houses, company store, and schools, churches, and community centers.

And they characterize the lives of the people, from the hard, awesomely dangerous mill work to the dances, picnics, and other recreations that offered welcome diversions.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-247) and index.