American Canopy
by Eric Rutkow, a fascinating and informative history of the uses and abuses of America's forests.
I'm about 2/3 thru it, and I recommend it to all who value trees as some of the true wealth of this and other countries.
Just one example of its insights: We tend to refer to railroads as "iron roads", but, the fact is, they were made with more wood than iron, from the cross-ties to the rail cars, and to the wood-fired boilers of early steam engines.
by Eric Rutkow, a fascinating and informative history of the uses and abuses of America's forests.
I'm about 2/3 thru it, and I recommend it to all who value trees as some of the true wealth of this and other countries.
Just one example of its insights: We tend to refer to railroads as "iron roads", but, the fact is, they were made with more wood than iron, from the cross-ties to the rail cars, and to the wood-fired boilers of early steam engines.
