Up the Swiftwater: A Pictorial History of the Colorful Upper St. Joe River Country.

High drama, low life and ordinary life in this remote, rugged area of North Idaho are depicted in this colorful history of the upper St. Joe River. The lives of the Coeur d'Alene Indians, miners, homesteaders, and loggers are related in detail.

The building of the Milwaukee Railroad and its importance to this area, life in Avery, Idaho, the horrendous 1910 fire, log drives on the St. Joe, Civilians Conservation Corps (CCC) projects, Forest Service activities, trapping and wildlife are all covered. Illustrated with 160 historic photographs. Of interest to visitors or those curious about life in the early days in the St. Joe River country.

Contents:
Ch. 1: The First Ones;
Ch. 2: The Strike of a Pickax Away;
Ch. 3: Homesteading;
Ch. 4: Avery;
Ch. 5: Rails through the Bitterroots;
Ch. 6: Barrooms, Bootleggers, and Bad Guys;
Ch. 7: The Devil's Broom: Fire in 1910;
Ch. 8: Changing Roles in the U.S. Forest;
Ch. 9: Contribution of the CCC;
Ch. 10: Trapping and Wildlife;
Ch. 11: Logs Down the 'Joe;
Epilogue, Bibliography, Index.

Museum of North Idaho, hard cover with dust jacket, 150 pages, 8.5 x 11 x 5 in., b&w photographs. MNI721 
Price: 23.95 USD