Oak The Frame of Civilization

Name: Oak The Frame of Civilization
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ISBN: 9780393327786

ISBN-10: 0393327787

ISBN-13: 9780393327786

Edition: 2006

Authors: William Bryant Logan

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From ink to sailing ships, a biography of the essential tree. "A dazzling book, full of knowledge and rare wisdom, too."Thomas Pakenham, author of Remarkable Trees of the World Professional arborist and award-winning nature writer William Bryant Logan deftly relates the delightful history of the reciprocal relationship between humans and oak trees since time immemoriala profound link that has almost been forgotten. From the ink of Bach's cantatas, to the first boat to reach the New World, to the wagon, the barrel, and the sword, oak trees have been a constant presence throughout our history. In fact, civilization prospered where oaks grew, and for centuries these supremely adaptable,…

Book details

List price: $15.95
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated
Publication date: 7/17/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 336
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.30" long x 0.90" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English

William Bryant Logan is a Quill & Trowel Award-winning writer, a member of the faculty at the New York Botanical Garden, a sought-after lecturer and teacher, and a practicing arborist. He is the author of Oak and Dirt, the latter of which was made into an award-winning documentary. He lives in New York City and the Hudson Valley.



Acknowledgments


In the Middle of the World


Names and Forms


Balanoculture


The Age of Oak


End of the Age


Oak Itself


Eiffel and Oak


Bibliography


Index