Cover of A Natural History of Trees: of Eastern and Central North America

A Natural History of Trees: of Eastern and Central North America

One of two genuine classics of American nature writing now in paperback; the other is A Natural History of Western Trees.

Subject
science
Themes
nature
Audience
adult
Length
epic · 606 pages

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