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Golden Spruce : A True Story of Myth, Madness and Greed by John Vaillant (2005, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherNorton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.
ISBN-100393058875
ISBN-139780393058871
eBay Product ID (ePID)44183417
Product Key Features
Book TitleGolden Spruce : a True Story of Myth, Madness and Greed
Number of Pages272 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicAgriculture / Forestry, Plants / Trees, Folklore & Mythology, Ethnic Studies / Native American Studies
Publication Year2005
IllustratorYes
GenreNature, Technology & Engineering, Social Science
AuthorJohn Vaillant
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight21.5 Oz
Item Length9.3 in
Item Width6.7 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2005-001530
Dewey Edition22
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Decimal364.16/4/0971112
SynopsisWhen a shattered kayak and camping gear are found on an uninhabited island, they reignite a mystery surrounding a shocking act of protest. Five months earlier, logger-turned-activist Grant Hadwin had plunged naked into a river in British Columbia's Queen Charlotte Islands, towing a chainsaw. When his night's work was done, a unique Sitka spruce, 165 feet tall and covered with luminous golden needles, teetered on its stump. Two days later it fell. The tree, a fascinating puzzle to scientists, was sacred to the Haida, a fierce seafaring tribe based in the Queen Charlottes. Vaillant recounts the bloody history of the Haida and the early fur trade, and provides harrowing details of the logging industry, whose omnivorous violence would claim both Hadwin and the golden spruce., A tale of obsession so fierce that a man kills the thing he loves most: the only giant golden spruce on earth., As vividly as Jon Krakauer put readers on Everest, John Vaillant takes us into the heart of North America's last great forest, where trees grow to eighteen feet in diameter, sunlight never touches the ground, and the chainsaws are always at work. When a shattered kayak and camping gear are found on an uninhabited island, they reignite a mystery surrounding a shocking act of protest. Five months earlier, logger-turned-activist Grant Hadwin had plunged naked into a river in British Columbia's Queen Charlotte Islands, towing a chainsaw. When his night's work was done, a unique Sitka spruce, 165 feet tall and covered with luminous golden needles, teetered on its stump. Two days later it fell. The tree, a fascinating puzzle to scientists, was sacred to the Haida, a fierce seafaring tribe based in the Queen Charlottes. Vaillant recounts the bloody history of the Haida and the early fur trade, and provides harrowing details of the logging industry, whose omnivorous violence would claim both Hadwin and the golden spruce.
LC Classification NumberSD397.S77V35 2005
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- Sep 13, 2024
A tale of loss...
Such a great book by a fantastic writer!! Can't recommend it enough!!!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Oct 06, 2023
Excellently
Great true story.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
