The Redwoods
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First published: 1943
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The Redwoods of California are the supreme achievement of tree growth in the world. Magnificent, wonderful, fabulous, they are unimaginable to those who have never entered the vaulted groves of the Coast Redwoods or gazed in wonder at the giants of the high sierra. The oldest living things on earch, many of them have seen 4000 years, forty centuries, come and go.
In this book, with its superb pictures, the reader may share, for a time, the delight, the sense of awe and the refreshment of spirit which comes to all those who visit the famous Redwoods. The text is a veritable mine of information, and the author, one of the foremost living foresters, matches his scientific knowledge with a passionate sense of the beauty and value of the glorious natural heritage here portrayed.
In this book, with its superb pictures, the reader may share, for a time, the delight, the sense of awe and the refreshment of spirit which comes to all those who visit the famous Redwoods. The text is a veritable mine of information, and the author, one of the foremost living foresters, matches his scientific knowledge with a passionate sense of the beauty and value of the glorious natural heritage here portrayed.
