Giants in the Earth: The California Redwoods
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Book Description
The redwood tree has long been the national icon for nature and conservation, and few natural wonders has stimulated so much writing. This highly illustrated literary anthology, with diverse selections-stories, poems, natural history writing, and articles about contemporary conservation issues-that span more than 300 years, provides a unique and complete view of the tree's place in history and the imagination. With over fifty photographs, paintings, lithographs, and other graphics.
About the Author
Peter Johnstone is a writer, researcher, and sixth-generation Californian who was raised in the “Gateway of the Sequoias,” Visalia. He has contributed to several other books, including The Ferry Building: Witness to a Century of Change, Gold Rush: A Literary Exploration and Jazz on the Barbary Coast. He currently lives in Berkeley.
Giants in the Earth: The California Redwoods,Andrew Dean Nystrom,Peter Johnstone,Peter E. Palmquist,Heyday Books,1890771236,American - General,American literature,California,Coast redwood,General,Literary collections,Nature,Nature / Field Guide Books,Nature/Ecology,Trees,Trees & Forests - General
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