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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| Place / Publishing House: | Austin : : University of Texas Press, , [2022] ©2004 |
| Year of Publication: | 2022 |
| Language: | English |
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Table of Contents:
- 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