King Sequoia
The Tree That Inspired a Nation, Created Our National Park System, and Changed the Way We Think About Nature
Heyday · Print & ebook · October 11, 2016
From a towering tree, one of California's preeminent naturalists unspools a history that echoes across generations and continents.
We earn from qualifying purchases.
- Genres
- Trees & Forests, Conservation, Western U.S. History
- Published
- Heyday, October 11, 2016
Nearest books
Matched by what the books are about, then ordered by what their readers also loved.
A Short History of San FranciscoTom Cole, Malcolm Margolin44% matchShares Western U.S. History
ModocRalph Helfer45% match
The Wild TreesRichard Preston69% matchShares Trees & Forests
The Oak PapersJames Canton59% matchShares Trees & Forests
When the Forest BreathesSuzanne Simard56% matchShares Conservation
A Place Called YellowstoneRandall K. Wilson56% matchShares Conservation and Western U.S. History
For younger readers: Arboretum, The Peace Tree From Hiroshima, Under the Canopy
Start with three books, and this one can be the first.
Members get a new edition every morning: a route out from their books to essays, research and talks, with the reason for each.
Start with this bookAbout this book
From a towering tree, one of California's preeminent naturalists unspools a history that echoes across generations and continents. Former park ranger William C. Tweed takes readers on a tour of the Big Trees in a narrative that travels deep into the Sierras, around the West, and all the way to New Zealand; and in doing so he explores the American public's evolving relationship with sequoias.
Continue reading
It comes as no surprise that the groves in Yosemite and Calaveras were early tourist destinations, as this species that predated Christ and loomed over all the world's other trees was the embodiment of California's superlative, almost unbelievable appeal. When sequoias were threatened by logging interests, the feelings of horror that this desecration evoked in people catalyzed protection efforts; in a very direct way, this species inspired the Park Idea. And sequoias' influence doesn't end there: as science evolved to consider landscapes more holistically, sequoias were once again at the heart of this attitudinal shift. Featuring an entrancing cast of adventurers, researchers, politicians, and environmentalists, King Sequoia reveals how one tree species has transformed Americans' connection to the natural world.
Where it sits
| Trees & Forests | 62% |
|---|---|
| Western U.S. History | 62% |
| Conservation | 42% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Western U.S. History
- Trees & Forests
- Natural History
- Authors
- William C. Tweed, Joe Medeiros
- Publisher
- Heyday
- Published
- October 11, 2016
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Western U.S. History