Brush Cat: On Trees, the Wood Economy, and the Most Dangerous Job in America

Title: Brush Cat: On Trees, the Wood Economy, and the Most Dangerous Job in America Author: Jack McEnany ISBN: 9780312368913 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Published: 2009 Binding: Hardcover Language: English Publisher Description: A Year in the Woods "Brush Cat" recounts a year in the life of men who perform one of the most dangerous jobs in America--logging New England's vast forests for timber used in hundreds more ways than most of us realize, from houses to furniture to paper to electricity. In the spirit of John McPhee and Tracy Kidder, we meet an unforgettable cast of characters; feel their pain and exultation, and come to realize the centrality of wood in all of our lives. While they are first and foremost loggers cutting down trees, they are also ardent and effective conservationists who depend on healthy, intact forests for their long-term survival. True, some loggers are wood pirates, but most are pragmatic environmental