Clarkson, Roy B., 1926-

Overview Notes compiled by Philip Bagdon which were used by Dr. Roy Clarkson to complete his history of the logging town of Cass entitled Beyond Leatherbark: The Cass Saga. Bagdon's notes, composed of maps, tables and quotes from newspapers, correspondence and business records, are arranged chronologically and topically covering subjects important to the history of Cass, the Greenbrier River valley and east central West Virginia. Subjects mentioned are land purchases, timber appraisals, railroads,...

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Typescript draft of "Tumult on the Mountains: Lumbering in West Virginia, 1770-1920" by Roy B. Clarkson, author and historian from Cass, West Virginia. The manuscript was published under the same title in 1964.