Oak: The Frame Of Civilization - Couverture rigide

Logan, William Bryant

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0393047733 ISBN 13 : 9780393047738

Editeur : WW Norton & Co, 2005

Synopsis

The oak tree is found throughout the temperate zones of the world; knowing how to use it has made an astonishing difference to human history. Acorn-eating has sustained humans and animals; oak has been central to religious rites, heating, homemaking and travel by land and sea; the ink from oak galls advanced the written word; oak casks have made possible food and drink storage and transport; oak ships have fought the dramatic naval battles that determined political and economic history. William Briant Logan combines science, philosophy, spirituality and history with a quirky curiosity about why the natural world works the way it does. In lively literary prose, he narrates the biography of the tree that since time immemorial has been a symbol of loyalty and strength, generosity and renewal.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

William Bryant Logan is a practicing arborist and the author of four acclaimed books on nature: Sprout Lands, Dirt, Oak, and Air. He is on the faculty of the New York Botanical Garden and lives in Brooklyn, New York.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: WW Norton & Co
• Date d'édition: 2005
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0393047733
• ISBN 13: 9780393047738
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 336
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• Personne responsable: non disponible