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Tree thieves : crime and survival in North America's woods
Title:
Tree thieves : crime and survival in North America's woods
Author:
Bourgon, Lyndsie, author.
ISBN:
9780316497442
Personal Author:
Edition:
First edition.
Publication Information:
New York : Little, Brown Spark, 2022.
Physical Description:
xiv, 273 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), map ; 25 cm
Contents:
Clearances -- The poacher and the gamekeeper -- Into the heart of the country -- A lunar landscape -- Region at war -- The gateway to the redwoods -- Tree troubles -- Music wood -- The trees of mystery -- Turning -- Bad jobs -- Catching an outlaw -- In the blocks -- Puzzle pieces -- A new surge -- The origin tree -- Tracking timber -- "It was a vision quest" -- From Peru to Houston -- "We trust in the trees" -- Carbon sinks -- In limbo.
Abstract:
Weaving together investigative reporting, colorful characters, logging history, political analysis, and cutting-edge tree science, this gripping account reveals the complexity of the illegal timber market.
Document ID:
SD_ILS:2398247
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