American canopy trees, forests, and the making of a nation
In the bestselling tradition of Michael Pollan's "Second Nature," this fascinating and unique historical work tells the remarkable story of the relationship between Americans and trees across the entire span of our nation's history.
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Scribner,
2012.
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| Edition: | 1st Scribner hardcover ed. |
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction: The death of Prometheus
- From discovery to Revolution
- The fruits of union
- The unrivaled nature of America
- Forests of commerce
- A changing consciousness
- New frontiers
- Under attack
- Trees as good soldiers and citizens
- Postwar prosperity
- The environmental era.
