The Ghost Forest: Racists, Radicals, and Real Estate in the California Redwoods
Groundbreaking ... King adds a crucial missing piece to this oft-told history ... He elides important shifts in paradigms, such as that from classic conservationism to biocentric preservation and ecological restoration ... The book is also markedly light on self-examination.
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Passionate ... King’s engaging narrative exposes the maneuvering of lumber companies that plundered redwood forests for decades, with the collusion of powerful individuals in politics, academia, and civil service.
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[King's] haunting, sometimes inspiring narrative is sure to move anyone interested in trees and nature. A disheartening yet wholly engrossing, urgent account of redwood preservation.
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