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MARTINEZ AGUILAR, José Manuel. The Zatzio sawmill: a case of forest exploitation in Michoacán. Relac. Estud. hist. soc. [online]. 2011, vol.32, n.127, pp.198-221. ISSN 2448-7554.

This study examines forest exploitation in the Ario de Rosales district of Michoacán, Mexico, during the first four decades of the 20^th century at the hands of two North American businessmen: Santiago Slade and James J. Slade Jr. It is based on a case study of the Zatzio sawmill, located in a town that was built for its workers, and the way of life that the mill's employees and their families led.

Palavras-chave : deforestation; Zatzio; Santiago Slade; Michoacán.

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