Empire in WoodFirst published in 1956, Empire in Wood is the definitive history of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, from its predecessors, the carpenters' trade unions established at the turn of the nineteenth century, to the immediate post World War II period, when it boasted a membership of 722,000 and was unrivaled among the craft unions in its size and influence. Robert A. Christie traces the emergence and development of carpenters'