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Wisconsin's flying trees in World War II, a victory for American forest products and Allied aviation, Sara Witter Connor

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Wisconsin's flying trees in World War II, a victory for American forest products and Allied aviation, Sara Witter Connor

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-273) and index

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illustrationsmaps

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index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Wisconsin's flying trees in World War II

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

860757093

Responsibility statement

Sara Witter Connor

Sub title

a victory for American forest products and Allied aviation

Summary

"Explore the history of the forest products industries in Wisconsin and Michigan's Upper Peninsula, and the important role those industries played in the creation and development of WWII aircraft"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

War! -- The Wisconsin Homefront -- Ships -- Wisconsin "Wood Flies to War" -- "Wisconsin's Flying Trees" : The British Connection -- The Spruce Goose, or Was it Wisconsin Yellow Birch? -- "Teaching Wood to Fight" : U.S. Forest Products Laboratory, Madison -- The German Connection : A Sticky Situation -- Trade Associations -- War Contracts and the Wisconsin Lumber Industry -- Tires, Equipment and Lumber Shortages -- Conclusion -- Appendix I: Connor Lumber and Land Company : World War II Servicemen, Laona, Wisconsin -- Appendix II: Consoweld Corporation Employees -- Appendix III: C.M. Christensen Employees and Those Who Served during World War II

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