Author: Henry David Thoreau
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 514
Book Description
Journal: Aug. 1, 1860-Nov. 3, 1861
Author: Henry David Thoreau
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 514
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 514
Book Description
The American Chestnut
Author: Donald Edward Davis
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
ISBN: 0820360465
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 393
Book Description
Before 1910 the American chestnut was one of the most common trees in the eastern United States. Although historical evidence suggests the natural distribution of the American chestnut extended across more than four hundred thousand square miles of territory—an area stretching from eastern Maine to southeast Louisiana—stands of the trees could also be found in parts of Wisconsin, Michigan, Washington State, and Oregon. An important natural resource, chestnut wood was preferred for woodworking, fencing, and building construction, as it was rot resistant and straight grained. The hearty and delicious nuts also fed wildlife, people, and livestock. Ironically, the tree that most piqued the emotions of nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Americans has virtually disappeared from the eastern United States. After a blight fungus was introduced into the United States during the late nineteenth century, the American chestnut became functionally extinct. Although the virtual eradication of the species caused one of the greatest ecological catastrophes since the last ice age, considerable folklore about the American chestnut remains. Some of the tree’s history dates to the very founding of our country, making the story of the American chestnut an integral part of American cultural and environmental history. The American Chestnut tells the story of the American chestnut from Native American prehistory through the Civil War and the Great Depression. Davis documents the tree’s impact on nineteenth-and early twentieth-century American life, including the decorative and culinary arts. While he pays much attention to the importation of chestnut blight and the tree’s decline as a dominant species, the author also evaluates efforts to restore the American chestnut to its former place in the eastern deciduous forest, including modern attempts to genetically modify the species.
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
ISBN: 0820360465
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 393
Book Description
Before 1910 the American chestnut was one of the most common trees in the eastern United States. Although historical evidence suggests the natural distribution of the American chestnut extended across more than four hundred thousand square miles of territory—an area stretching from eastern Maine to southeast Louisiana—stands of the trees could also be found in parts of Wisconsin, Michigan, Washington State, and Oregon. An important natural resource, chestnut wood was preferred for woodworking, fencing, and building construction, as it was rot resistant and straight grained. The hearty and delicious nuts also fed wildlife, people, and livestock. Ironically, the tree that most piqued the emotions of nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Americans has virtually disappeared from the eastern United States. After a blight fungus was introduced into the United States during the late nineteenth century, the American chestnut became functionally extinct. Although the virtual eradication of the species caused one of the greatest ecological catastrophes since the last ice age, considerable folklore about the American chestnut remains. Some of the tree’s history dates to the very founding of our country, making the story of the American chestnut an integral part of American cultural and environmental history. The American Chestnut tells the story of the American chestnut from Native American prehistory through the Civil War and the Great Depression. Davis documents the tree’s impact on nineteenth-and early twentieth-century American life, including the decorative and culinary arts. While he pays much attention to the importation of chestnut blight and the tree’s decline as a dominant species, the author also evaluates efforts to restore the American chestnut to its former place in the eastern deciduous forest, including modern attempts to genetically modify the species.
Aug. 1, 1860-Nov. 3, 1861
Author: Henry David Thoreau
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Authors, American
Languages : en
Pages : 488
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Authors, American
Languages : en
Pages : 488
Book Description
The Diary of Bishop Frederic Baraga
Author: N. Daniel Rupp
Publisher: Wayne State University Press
ISBN: 9780814329993
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
An introductory biography of Baraga, lengthy passages from his letters, vignettes about persons in the text and a comprehensive bibliography yield an in-depth portrait of mid-nineteenth century life, especially in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. It was 1831 when Father Frederic Baraga arrived in this country from his native Slovenia. He had come to bring Christianity to the Ottawa and Chippewa Indians of the Old Northwest. Twenty years later, when Baraga first heard that he might be named Bishop of Upper Michigan, he began to keep a "daybook" or diary. Intended as a private document for his own use and reference, the diary contains a log of Baraga's missionary journeys, his observations about daily weather conditions, ship movement on the lakes, and a running account of the various works he accomplished. Between the lines of the usually concise entries, however, there are clues to Baraga's zeal, dedication, and generosity. An introductory biography of Baraga, lengthy passages from his letters, vignettes about persons in the text and a comprehensive bibliography yield an in-depth portrait of mid-nineteenth century life, especially in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
Publisher: Wayne State University Press
ISBN: 9780814329993
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
An introductory biography of Baraga, lengthy passages from his letters, vignettes about persons in the text and a comprehensive bibliography yield an in-depth portrait of mid-nineteenth century life, especially in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. It was 1831 when Father Frederic Baraga arrived in this country from his native Slovenia. He had come to bring Christianity to the Ottawa and Chippewa Indians of the Old Northwest. Twenty years later, when Baraga first heard that he might be named Bishop of Upper Michigan, he began to keep a "daybook" or diary. Intended as a private document for his own use and reference, the diary contains a log of Baraga's missionary journeys, his observations about daily weather conditions, ship movement on the lakes, and a running account of the various works he accomplished. Between the lines of the usually concise entries, however, there are clues to Baraga's zeal, dedication, and generosity. An introductory biography of Baraga, lengthy passages from his letters, vignettes about persons in the text and a comprehensive bibliography yield an in-depth portrait of mid-nineteenth century life, especially in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
Journals of the House of Assembly (with Appendices).
Author: Tasmania. Parliament. House of Assembly
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Legislative bodies
Languages : en
Pages : 1456
Book Description
Includes appendices.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Legislative bodies
Languages : en
Pages : 1456
Book Description
Includes appendices.
Journals of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada. Appendix
Author: Canada. Parliament. Legislative Assembly
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 628
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 628
Book Description
Journals of the House of Assembly of the Province of New Brunswick
Author: New Brunswick. House of Assembly
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : New Brunswick
Languages : en
Pages : 1336
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : New Brunswick
Languages : en
Pages : 1336
Book Description
Temporary List of Medical Periodicals Belonging Principally to the Mussey Medical and Scientific Library, Deposited in the Public Library of Cincinnati
Author: Anonymous
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385516099
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 53
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1876.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385516099
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 53
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1876.
Journals of the Legislative Council (with Papers) ...
Author: Tasmania. Parliament. Legislative Council
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Legislative bodies
Languages : en
Pages : 826
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Legislative bodies
Languages : en
Pages : 826
Book Description
Fighting Politician
Author: Fred Harvey Harrington
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN: 1512802611
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
This book is a volume in the Penn Press Anniversary Collection. To mark its 125th anniversary in 2015, the University of Pennsylvania Press rereleased more than 1,100 titles from Penn Press's distinguished backlist from 1899-1999 that had fallen out of print. Spanning an entire century, the Anniversary Collection offers peer-reviewed scholarship in a wide range of subject areas.
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN: 1512802611
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
This book is a volume in the Penn Press Anniversary Collection. To mark its 125th anniversary in 2015, the University of Pennsylvania Press rereleased more than 1,100 titles from Penn Press's distinguished backlist from 1899-1999 that had fallen out of print. Spanning an entire century, the Anniversary Collection offers peer-reviewed scholarship in a wide range of subject areas.