Eric Rutkow
Author
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
1st Scribner hardcover ed.
Physical Desc
vii, 406 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
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.
The history of trees in America is no less remarkable than the history of the United States itself--from the majestic white pines of New England, coveted by the British Crown for use as masts in navy warships, to the...