The Art of the Second Growth: Or American Sylviculture is a book written by Carl Alwin Schenck and published in 1912. The book is a comprehensive guide to the principles and practices of forestry in the United States, with a particular focus on the cultivation of second-growth forests. Schenck was a German forester who immigrated to the United States in the late 19th century and became a leading authority on American forestry. In this book, he draws...