King Sequoia: The Tree That Inspired a Nation, Created Our National Park System, and Changed the Way We Think about Nature

by William C. Tweed

Book Overview

From a towering tree, one of California's preeminent naturalists unspools a history that echoes across generations and continents. Former park ranger William C. Tweed takes readers on a tour of the Big Trees in a narrative that travels deep into the Sierras, around the West, and all the way to New Zealand; and in doing so he explores the American public's evolving relationship with sequoias. It comes as no surprise that the groves in Yosemite and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1597143510
• ISBN13: 9781597143516
• Release Date: October 2016
• Publisher: Heyday Books
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"