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Deep in the dangerous, freezing pine forests, two ambitious friends battle the elements and rival logging camps to secure a massive timber contract. The daily threat of falling widows, deadly river jams, and freezing temperatures is compounded by saboteurs eager to see their fledgling operation fail. Armed only with axes, grit, and an unbreakable bond, they must push themselves beyond exhaustion to meet an impossible deadline. It is a raw, action-packed look at the grueling, high-stakes world of early industrial logging and the men who conquered the woods.
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GenreAction and Adventure
Length7 hrs 24 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateApr 8, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1CHAPTER I
2A TALK ABOUT EMPLOYMENT
3CHAPTER II: WHAT HAPPENED AT THE BROOK
4CHAPTER III: TWO YOUNG LUMBERMEN AT HOME
5CHAPTER IV: A FRESH START
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6CHAPTER V: SOMETHING ABOUT THE MAINE LUMBER TRADE
7CHAPTER VI: DEEP IN THE WOODS
8CHAPTER VII: THE DANGERS OF LOG-ROLLING
9CHAPTER VIII: CHRISTMAS, AND AN UNEXPECTED ARRIVAL
10CHAPTER IX: DALE AND OWEN SPEAK THEIR MIND
11CHAPTER X: WHAT HAPPENED IN THE WOODS
12CHAPTER XI: SPRINGTIME IN THE CAMP
13CHAPTER XII: THE LODGE AT PINE TREE LAKE
14CHAPTER XIII: A LOG JAM ON THE PENOBSCOT
15CHAPTER XIV: BERTIE AND GERTRUDE
16CHAPTER XV: TWO LITTLE RUNAWAYS
17CHAPTER XVI: PURSUED BY THE FOREST FIRE
18CHAPTER XVII: THE RAGING OF THE ELEMENTS
19CHAPTER XVIII: BOUND FOR THE GREAT LAKES
20CHAPTER XIX: A TALK ON THE TRAIN
21CHAPTER XX: AT JOHN HOOVER'S HOME
22CHAPTER XXI: AN UNSIGNED CONTRACT
23CHAPTER XXII: A LUMBER BOAT IN A STORM
24CHAPTER XXIII: OFF FOR OREGON
25CHAPTER XXIV: SOMETHING ABOUT THE NORTHWEST LUMBER INDUSTRY
26CHAPTER XXV: AN INTERVIEW WITH ULMER BALASCO
27CHAPTER XXVI: IN AN OREGON FOREST
28CHAPTER XXVII: WHAT HAPPENED TO THE LOG TRAIN
29CHAPTER XXVIII: JEFFERSON WILBUR SEEKS INFORMATION
30CHAPTER XXIX: MATTERS OF IMPORTANCE
31CHAPTER XXX: ULMER BALASCO SHOWS HIS HAND
32CHAPTER XXXI: THE CRISIS
33CHAPTER XXXII: AN UNEXPECTED APPOINTMENT
34CHAPTER XXXIII: THE RAILROAD CONTRACT
35CHAPTER XXXIV: DALE COMES INTO HIS OWN
36CHAPTER XXXV: END OF THE CONTRACT AND OF THE STORY
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