In every way you can imagine, these incredibly hard and strong men earned their place in history, and their reputations, with the unrelentingly tough lives they were obliged to lead. I believe that these really were the ‘tough guys’ that every man since has wanted to model himself upon. If you could survive life as a lumberjack, you could get through anything. I have nothing but the utmost respect for these amazing characters. They defined forever what being hard was all about.