Brush Cat: On Trees, the Wood Economy, and the Most Dangerous Job in America

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Quite the entertaining and enlightening book. Akin to the various logging shows currently on television, the book not only informs you of the work necessary to actually cut trees in New England but also deals with the various economic, social and political pressures involved in what appears to be just a simple mechanical operation. The writing style is engaging, reminding me somewhat of the approach that Mike Rowe takes on his television show, Dirty Jobs.

A delightful book that owes more to Izaak Walton than to John McPhee, though it deserves comparison with McPhee as well. McEnany gives a compelling sense of an upstate New Hampshire culture that is as remote and unknown as the more typically romantic American West. Most interesting of all is the author's distinctive and winning prose. He's a real writer.

'Brush Cat' takes us into the wilds of the Northern Forest on a quest for great trees with the Brush Cats... noble woodcutters and perservers of the forest! McEnany gives great insights into how the Brush Cats actually make the Northern Forests healthier (us too), as opposed to those who clear cut miles of wilderness. McEnany uses rapier wit in relating his personal experiences with Bob (A Brush Cat), and how truly amazing these brave men are... and how they are a dissapearing breed! I look forward to Jack's next book!

Great Read!! Smart, informed, thoughtful, and fun. This is more than a book about logging - you'll love it.