Author : Larry Strobel
Publisher : Museum of North Idaho Publications
ISBN 13 : 9780982522011
Total Pages : 206 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (22 download)
Book Synopsis When the Mill Whistle Blew by : Larry Strobel
Download or read book When the Mill Whistle Blew written by Larry Strobel and published by Museum of North Idaho Publications. This book was released on 2009-12-18 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of two pioneer families, who moved to North Idaho, proved up on homestead land and became acquainted when a matchmaker successfully made an introduction. Their toughness and hard work helped them overcome tragedies and hardships and led to development of orchards, farmland, a logging railroad and silver mine. We experience their everyday life told with humor, sadness and insight. Coeur d'Alene was a lumbering town and the mill whistles regulated men's work hours and also the population's daily comings and goings. Downtown Coeur d'Alene in the 1940s and 1950s is pictured as seen through the eyes of a boy and teenager. The little neighborhood stores, the schools, teachers, classmates and people who made the city go are all here, many described with funny stories.