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A Sanctuary of Trees : Beechnuts, Birdsongs, Baseball Bats, and Benedictions by Gene Logsdon is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is A Sanctuary of Trees : Beechnuts, Birdsongs, Baseball Bats, and Benedictions about?
<br> As author Gene Logsdon puts it, "We are all tree huggers." But not just for sentimental or even environmental reasons. Humans have always depended on trees for our food, shelter, livelihood, and safety. In many ways, despite the Grimm's fairy-tale version of the dark, menacing forest, most people still hold a deep cultural love of woodland settings, and feel right at home in the woods. <p>In this latest book, <i>A Sanctuary of Trees</i>, Logsdon offers a loving tribute to the woods, tracing the roots of his own home groves in Ohio back to the Native Americans and revealing his own history and experiences living in many locations, each of which was different, yet inextricably linked with trees and the natural world. Whether as an adolescent studying at a seminary or as a journalist living just outside Philadelphia's city limits, Gene has always lived and worked close to the woods, and his curiosity and keen sense of observation have taught him valuable lessons about a wide variety of trees: their distinct characteristics and the multiple benefits and uses they have.</p> <p>In addition to imparting many fascinating practical details of woods wisdom, <i>A Sanctuary of Trees</i> i
Who reads A Sanctuary of Trees : Beechnuts, Birdsongs, Baseball Bats, and Benedictions?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Gene Logsdon
- Publisher
- Chelsea Green Publishing Company
- Published
- 2012
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781603584012
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Nature, Biography, Biology
- Rating
- 4.17 / 5 (44 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13