Frederick Weyerhaeuser and the American West
| Main Author: | Healey, Judith Koll. |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
St. Paul, MN :
Minnesota Historical Society Press,
[2013]
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| Physical Description: |
xv, 265 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Subjects: |
Table of Contents:
- Part one. The nineteenth century : America moves west. Westward ho!
- Part two. Travels from a German village to the American midwest. Scene 1 : Father and son, October 6, 1846
- An early death changes a family
- Coming to America and moving west
- Part three. The Rock Island years. Scene 2 : a young man finds a frontier town, March 1856
- Seize the day
- The family prospers in Coal Valley
- An entrepreneur's adventures
- The first partnership years during a cruel war
- Part four. Forests, rivers, and rights. Scene 3 : Frederick encounters the Wisconsin forests, October 1867
- Frederick likes the forest life
- The Wisconsin logging feuds breed bitterness
- Frederick emerges as first among equals
- Meanwhile, Sarah keeps the home fires burning
- The children grow up in the "house on the hill"
- Part five. The St. Paul years : crowning achievements. Scene 4 : Frederick wonders if young Fred has learned to negotiate yet, 1900
- Minnesota's forests call
- The family moves to St. Paul, and Frederick turns westward
- Family matters
- Frederick and Sarah become world travelers
- Part six. The final years : joys of family, sorrow of loss. Scene 5 : Sarah and Frederick before the anniversary celebration, October 10, 1907
- Frederick withstands personal challenges, 1900-1906
- "Unser Fritz" takes care of the villagers
- The joys of family, 1907-14
- The final years : the sorrows of loss
- Part seven. Frederick's legacies. Scene 6 : the Weyerhaeuser Timber Company board meeting, June 18, 1914
- Frederick's many legacies
- Remembering Frederick.