{"product_id":"southern-timberman-the-legacy-of-william-buchanan","title":"Southern Timberman: The Legacy of William Buchanan","description":"In Southern Timberman, Archer H. Mayor traces the legacy of William Buchanan and the companies he owned along the borders of Texas, Louisiana, and Arkansas, from his first lumber mill in the early 1880s to the sale of the last company in 1979. Like many self-made men, Buchanan was known for both his compassion and his relentlessness. To the hundreds of workers who lived in his company-built mill towns, “Old Manâ Buchanan was a caring father figure. To his business associates, he was a strong-willed profiteer--a God-fearing, “cut-out-and-get-outâ lumberman whose crews laid waste to thousands of acres of virgin pineland.\nWhatever his tactics, William Buchanan had a gift for making money. By the time he died in 1923, he was one of the wealthiest men in the South. Southern Timberman is also the story of a strong, volatile family who fought--sometimes among themselves--to preserve that fortune. Tracing the growth of Buchananâ s ventures from the first acre of virgin pine to the charged atmosphere of the corporate boardroom, Mayor paints a compelling family portrait set against the background of Americaâ s oil and timber industries.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0820309990\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: PKV.0820309990.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Mayor, Archer\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: It's been through some chapters of life! Expect visible wear—creases, notes, highlights, maybe even a splash of water here and there. Perfect for readers who love a book with history.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Aspen Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52609716519199,"sku":"PKV.0820309990.A","price":36.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.aspenbookco.com\/products\/southern-timberman-the-legacy-of-william-buchanan","provider":"Aspen Book Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}