Sawdust Empire [Paperback]

Set in 1916, Sawdust Empire dramatically charts the rising tensions that led to The Everett Massacre. It opens with the mill workers striking and observes the agitation that slowly builds, heightened by the arrival of the IWWWobblies. J.D. Howard captures this unrest from a variety of perspectives and creates an engaging story that boasts a broad list of characters who bring the novel to life. Thoroughly researched with a deep understanding of the Pacific Northwest and its people, this is a must read for anyone interested in great American boomtowns. A tale about the timber industry that is as impressively rich and textured as the landscape it surveys.