The American Chestnut: An Environmental History

by Donald Edward Davis

Book Overview

Before 1910 the American chestnut was one of the most common trees in the eastern United States. Although historical evidence suggests the natural distribution of the American chestnut extended across more than four hundred thousand square miles of territory--an area stretching from eastern Maine to southeast Louisiana--stands of the trees could also be found in parts of Wisconsin, Michigan, Washington State, and Oregon. An important natural resource,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0820360457
• ISBN13: 9780820360454
• Release Date: November 2021
• Publisher: University of Georgia Press
• Length: 424 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 8.0" x 9.2"