There Must Have Been a Tree by Max C. McClellan, co-authored with his late brother Roy McClellan, is a 1986 biographical and local history book published by Walkers Printing in Bellingham, Washington. The memoir chronicles the pioneer heritage and early 20th-century experiences of the McClellan family as they settled and worked in the rugged communities around Whatcom and Skagit counties, particularly focusing on their deep ties to the local timber industry and their early days in Alger. Rich with personal anecdotes from Max’s time logging and purchasing timber before he eventually co-founded the well-known Bellingham business Hardware Sales, the book ultimately serves as an intimate, grassroots account of rural family life, foundational grit, and the evolving logging landscape of the northwestern Washington frontier.

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Cover title"Partially written by ... Roy McClellan."

Cover title"Partially written by ... Roy McClellan."