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Trees in Paradise: A California History

By Jared Farmer (NHC Fellow, 2009–10)

Environmental History; Trees; Human Ecology

New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 2013

From the publisher’s description:

Rich in character and story, Trees in Paradise is a dazzling narrative that offers an insightful, new perspective on the history of the Golden State and the American West

Awards and Prizes
Ray Allen Billington Prize (2015)
Subjects
History / Environment and Nature / Environmental History / Trees / Human Ecology /

Farmer, Jared (NHC Fellow, 2009–10). Trees in Paradise: A California History. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 2013.