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In his book, The Last Stand, David Harris vividly documents the events leading up to, and directly following, the hostile takeover of Pacific Lumber. Harris presents the heartrending story of a logging company whose noble ideals were corrupted by the sudden influx of greed. Prior to Charles Hurwitz’s company Maxxam gaining control, Pacific Lumber viewed the principles of “selective cut” and “sustainable yield” as practically sacred. Afterwards the company reversed these policies that had …

…the Land by William Cronon. In both cases it was a foreign intrusion of acquisitiveness that led to environmental devastation. Furthermore there were many instances where both the management of PL and the Indians had opportunities to prevent much of what occurred. Hopefully a lesson can be learned from this in that, people will not be so naïve as to believe that change will never occur just because ! it has not already. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**