James Stevens (1892 – December 31, 1971) was an American writer and composer. Born in Albia, Iowa,[1] he lived in Idaho from a young age, and based much of his later novel Big Jim Turner (1948) on his childhood spent in Pacific Northwest logging camps. After fighting in World War I, he came back to work in the woods and sawmills of Oregon.[2]
Stevens "...characterized himself as 'a hobo laborer with wishful literary yearning,' and became self-educated at public libraries, which he called 'the poor man's universities.'"[3]
He later traveled through the West and Midwest, and lived in Detroit, Portland, and Seattle.[2] He researched logging history and wrote about the logging industry and about conservation.[2] In the 1940s, as the public relations director for the Western Lumberman's Association, he promoted the "Keep Washington Green" campaign against forest fires.[2]
Among his literary works were Paul Bunyan (1925), Brawny Man (1926), Mattock (1927), Homer in the Sagebrush (1928), The Saginaw Paul Bunyan (1932), Paul Bunyan Bears (1947), and Tree Treasure (1950).[3] He collaborated with H. L. Davis.[2]
^ abcdJames Steven's biography by Stewart Hendrickson, stolaf.edu 2007-12-17 at the Wayback Machine
Further readingedit
Stevens, James, The Saginaw Paul Bunyan, New York : Knopf, 1932.
January 01, 1970
james, stevens, writer, english, composer, james, stevens, composer, other, people, with, same, name, james, stevens, disambiguation, james, stevens, 1892, december, 1971, american, writer, composer, born, albia, iowa, lived, idaho, from, young, based, much, l. For the English composer see James Stevens composer For other people with the same name see James Stevens disambiguation James Stevens 1892 December 31 1971 was an American writer and composer Born in Albia Iowa 1 he lived in Idaho from a young age and based much of his later novel Big Jim Turner 1948 on his childhood spent in Pacific Northwest logging camps After fighting in World War I he came back to work in the woods and sawmills of Oregon 2 James StevensBorn1892Albia IowaDied1971Known forPaul Bunyan The Frozen Logger Stevens characterized himself as a hobo laborer with wishful literary yearning and became self educated at public libraries which he called the poor man s universities 3 He later traveled through the West and Midwest and lived in Detroit Portland and Seattle 2 He researched logging history and wrote about the logging industry and about conservation 2 In the 1940s as the public relations director for the Western Lumberman s Association he promoted the Keep Washington Green campaign against forest fires 2 Among his literary works were Paul Bunyan 1925 Brawny Man 1926 Mattock 1927 Homer in the Sagebrush 1928 The Saginaw Paul Bunyan 1932 Paul Bunyan Bears 1947 and Tree Treasure 1950 3 He collaborated with H L Davis 2 His song The Frozen Logger was recorded by The Weavers on Goodnight Irene 1951 Odetta Odetta amp Larry on The Tin Angel 1954 Cisco Houston on Hard Travelin 1954 Walt Robertson on American Northwest Ballads 1955 Jimmie Rodgers on At Home with Jimmie Rodgers An Evening of Folk Songs 1960 and by many others including Oscar Brand 3 and Johnny Cash The song was sung although never recorded by Bob Weir of The Grateful Dead during some of their concerts 3 Archives editJames Stevens papers 1883 1966 18 06 cubic feet At the University of Washington Libraries Special Collections References edit University of Washington James Stevens Collection a b c d e Engeman Richard H 2009 The Oregon Companion An Historical Gazetteer of The Useful The Curious and The Arcane Portland Oregon Timber Press p 360 ISBN 978 0 88192 899 0 a b c d James Steven s biography by Stewart Hendrickson stolaf edu Archived 2007 12 17 at the Wayback MachineFurther reading editStevens James The Saginaw Paul Bunyan New York Knopf 1932 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title James Stevens writer amp oldid 1204822301, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
