The Cook Forest: An Island in Time

The Cook Forest: An Island in Time by Anthony E. Cook. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9781560445043.

In 1928, lumber baron Anthony Wayne Cook deeded the original 7,200 acres of the Cook Forest State Park to Pennsylvania. Now Cooks grandson tells the story of the struggle of his ancestors and conservationists in the early 1900s to preserve the forest. He also presents many of his color photos of the forest and its wildlife, as well as a series of b&w photos depicting logging and everyday life in Cooksburg, Pennsylvania from the 1870s to the early years of this century. No index. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.