American Chestnut: The Life, Death, and Rebirth of a Perfect Tree

by Susan Freinkel

Book Overview

The American chestnut was one of America's most common, valued, and beloved trees--a "perfect tree" that ruled the forests from Georgia to Maine. But in the early twentieth century, an exotic plague swept through the chestnut forests with the force of a wildfire. Within forty years, the blight had killed close to four billion trees and left the species teetering on the brink of extinction. It was one of the worst ecological blows to North America...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520259947
• ISBN13: 9780520259942
• Release Date: April 2009
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"