Nature, Culture, and Big Old Trees : : Live Oaks and Ceibas in the Landscapes of Louisiana and Guatemala / / Kit Anderson.
Big old trees inspire our respect and even affection. The poet Walt Whitman celebrated a Louisiana live oak that was solitary "in a wide flat space, / Uttering joyous leaves all its life without a friend a lover near." Groves and alleys of live oaks remain as distinctive landscape features...
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Maps -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1: Introduction: Human-Tree Relationships -- Chapter 2: Dances with Trees: Notes from the Field -- Chapter 3: Natural History: The Secret Lives of Ceibas and Live Oaks -- Chapter 4: Cultural History: How Trees Develop Character -- Chapter 5: Coda: Charismatic Megaflora and the Making of Landscapes -- Appendix: Tree Species Noted in Text -- Notes -- References -- Index |
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