Company Town: Potlatch, Idaho, and the Potlatch Lumber Company by Keith Petersen is a 1987 historical study published in association with the Latah County Historical Society that examines one of the American West's most meticulously planned corporate communities. The book chronicles the establishment and daily life of the lumber town, detailing the Weyerhaeuser syndicate's paternalistic control over its workers' housing, commerce, and social institutions from 1905 until the town's privatization in the 1950s. Ultimately, it serves as a compelling case study of industrial capitalism, labor relations, and the unique socio-economic dynamics that defined early 20th-century timber operations in the Pacific Northwest.

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The SettingMove to IdahoThe Potlatch Lumber CompanyLargest White Pine Sawmill in the WorldBuilding a Company TownPotlatch and EnvironsProviding Essentials in a Company TownLife in a Company TownTwo Wars and a DepressionThe End of the ExperimentEpilogueAbbreviationsNotesBibliographical EssayIndex