White Pine: The Natural and Human History of a Foundational American Tree by John Pastor

White Pine: The Natural and Human History of a Foundational American Tree

John Pastor with Jonathan Yen (Narrator)

6 hours, 22 minutes first pub 2023 (editions)

nonfiction history nature
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America was built on white pine. From the 1600s through the Civil War and beyond, it was used to build the nation's ships and houses, barns, and bridges. Yet this popularity came at a cost: by the end of the nineteenth century, clear cutting had d...

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