Timber!: The Story of the Lumberjack World Championships

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Every summer, women and men commute from far and wide the globe to the Lumberjack World Championships in Hayward, Wisconsin, to compete before thousands of spectators and prove who is the most efficient at chopping and sawing wood, log rolling, and boom running. The event, with its impressive international fan base, has turn out to be the most prestigious timber sport gathering on this planet.     Timber!chronicles the history of the championships since its inception in 1960 and highlights such popular athletes as J.R. Salzman, Ron Hartill, and Peggy Halvorson, all of whom are stalwarts in quite a lot of events from the hot saw to the springboard chop. These glory-seeking competitors symbolize a connection to the old days of logging in Wisconsin and during the USA, when timber-felling helped build the country.     Lively and informative, Timber! shows how these timber sports keep alive the spirit of the logging world and the image of the logger as a pioneer.

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