William Bryant Logan es un arborista certificado cuyo profundo conocimiento de los árboles y del mundo natural impregna su escritura. Sus obras exploran la compleja relación entre la humanidad y la naturaleza, profundizando en la historia, la ecología y la importancia del medio ambiente en nuestras vidas. Logan escribe con notable pasión y perspicacia, ofreciendo a los lectores una perspectiva única sobre el mundo que nos rodea.
The South comes alive in this magnificent new volume from the Smithsonian. Features include 200 or more full-color photos, 30 historical prints and paintings, maps, and an appendix of architectural styles.
The South comes alive in this magnificent volume. Features include 200 or more full-color photos, 30 historical prints and paintings, maps, and an appendix of architectural styles.
"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 immemorial. For centuries these supremely adaptable, generous trees have supported humankind in nearly every facet of life. From the ink of Bach’s cantatas to the first boat to reach the New World, the wagon, the barrel, and the sword, oak trees have been a constant presence in our past. Yet we’ve largely forgotten the oak’s role in civilization. With reverence, humor, and compassion, Logan awakens us to the vibrant presence of the oak throughout our history and in today’s world.