Frederick Weyerhaeuser and the American West

摘要

In this richly layered biography of Frederick Weyerhaeuser, Judith Koll Healey explores the personal and public life of the famous lumberman. One of the nation's great industrialists, Weyerhaeuser conducted business differently than many of his contemporaries. Well respected by his peers, he built relationships based on trust, approached business opportunities in a cooperative manner, and was a devoted family man. He emerges from this telling a personable and important figure of the era. Healey weaves stories of Frederick's business dealings with his family life in Coal Valley and Rock Island, Illinois, and St. Paul. Tracing Frederick's roots, Healey connects his story to the broader German immigrant experience.