for other mills further downstream. An Englishman may have observed loggers loitering in Bangor, Maine when he reported in 1801: "His habits in the forest and the [river] voyage all break up the system of persevering industry and substitute one of alternate toil and indolence, hardship and debauch; and in the alteration, indolence and debauch will inevitably be indulged in the greatest possible proportion." In the first chapter of The Cider House Rules (1985), John Irving briefly describes a 1930s log drive. Harry Brandelius’ 1950s Swedish song Flottarkärlek tells the story of a young log driver. Teuvo Pakkala’s 1899 Finnish play Tukkijoella started the so-called ‘log driver romantics’ phase, resulting in several movies and books about log drivers’ lives. The song Breakfast in Hell by Slaid Cleaves tells the tale of the death of Sandy Grey, a driver in Ontario. In the first four chapters of John Irving's novel Last Night in Twisted River (2009), the hard and dangerous life of log drivers in New Hampshire is described in detail. Canadian band Great Big Sea included the song "River Driver" on their album The Hard and the Easy, about a log driver from Newfoundland. Sources See also Single-bamboo drifting Timber rafting Notes External links "Thrills Of The Spring Log Drive", February 1931, Popular Mechanics large article on a log drive in Quebec, Canada "The Wisconsin Logging Book 1839-1939" by Malcolm Rosholt is readable, has many old photos, and is available online. "Lumbermen on the Chippewa", also by Rosholt, has more of the same. Forestry occupations Log transport Water transport Wood de:Flößerei fr:Flottage du bois lv:Plostošana