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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 Calaveras
were early tourist destinations, as this species that predated
Christ and loomed over all the world's other trees was the
embodiment of California's superlative, almost unbelievable appeal.
When sequoias were threatened by logging interests, the feelings of
horror that this desecration evoked in people catalyzed protection
efforts; in a very direct way, this species inspired the Park Idea.
And sequoias' influence doesn't end there: as science evolved to
consider landscapes more holistically, sequoias were once again at
the heart of this attitudinal shift. Featuring an entrancing cast
of adventurers, researchers, politicians, and environmentalists,
King Sequoia reveals how one tree species has transformed
Americans' connection to the natural world.
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