The Golden spruce : a true story of myth, madness and greed

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The Golden spruce : a true story of myth, madness and greed / John Vaillant. - London : Arrow Books, 2007. - XVI, [2], 318 stron : ilustracja ; 20 cm.

Author

Vaillant John. Autor

Form of Work

Książki Literatura faktu, eseje, publicystyka

Demographic Group

Literatura kanadyjska

Subject

Hadwin, Grant Natura Przyroda Wycinka drzew Handel Cywilizacja Ochrona środowiska Wyspy Królowej Charlotty (Kanada)

Genre/Form

Reportaż

Domain

Historia Socjologia i społeczeństwo Prawo i wymiar sprawiedliwości

Książka w języku angielskim. A tree with luminous glowing needles, the golden spruce was unique, a mystery that biologically speaking should never have reached maturity; Grant Hadwin, the man who cut it down, was passionate, extraordinarily well-suited to wilderness survival, and to some degree unbalanced. But as John Vaillant shows in this gripping and perceptive book, the extraordinary tree stood at the intersection of contradictory ways of looking at the world; the conflict between them is one reason it was destroyed. Taking in history, geography, science and spirituality, this book raises some of the most pressing questions facing society today. Vaillant describes Hadwin’s actions in engrossing detail, but also provides the complex environmental, political and economic context in which they took place. This fascinating book describes the history of the Haida’s contacts with European traders and settlers, drawing parallels between the 19th century economic bubble in sea otter pelts – and its eventual implosion – and today’s voracious logging trade.

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Bibliografia na stronach 297-304.

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