Oak: The Frame of Civilization
- ISBN-10
- 0393047733
- ISBN-13
- 9780393047738
- Series
- Oak
- Category
- Oak
- Pages
- 336
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2005
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Author
- William Bryant Logan
Description
Explores the role that the oak tree has played throughout history and in shaping the modern world.
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