King Sequoia: The Tree that Inspired a Nation, Created Our National Park System, and Changed the Way We Think about...
- ISBN-10
- 1597143510
- ISBN-13
- 9781597143516
- Category
- Gardening
- Pages
- 266
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2016
- Publisher
- Heyday Books
- Author
- William C. Tweed
Description
The mammoth trees of California -- To name is to know -- A grove called Mariposa -- An arboreal mecca -- Yet grander forests -- A wandering Scot -- Free for the taking -- Of tunnel trees and national parks -- For the greater good -- A source of inspiration -- Science and time -- Running into limits -- Words as grand as trees -- Belonging to all -- Kindled light -- Worth the fight
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- 2015-10-01
- 319 pages
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