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Money Trees: The Douglas Fir and American Forestry, 1900-1944
Emily K. Brock
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Description for Money Trees: The Douglas Fir and American Forestry, 1900-1944
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; KNAL; RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
Around the start of the last century, the forests of the Pacific Northwest were viewed as dynamic sites of industrial production, and also as natural landscapes of ecological integrity. These competing visions arose as the nation’s professional foresters faced conflicting demands from lumber companies and government regulators. External pressures converged with internal scientific debates within the profession, leading foresters to question the proper scope of their work.
Money Trees is an interdisciplinary history of the crucial decades that shaped the modern American conception of the value of the forest. It begins with early 20th century environmental changes in the ... Read more
Around the start of the last century, the forests of the Pacific Northwest were viewed as dynamic sites of industrial production, and also as natural landscapes of ecological integrity. These competing visions arose as the nation’s professional foresters faced conflicting demands from lumber companies and government regulators. External pressures converged with internal scientific debates within the profession, leading foresters to question the proper scope of their work.
Money Trees is an interdisciplinary history of the crucial decades that shaped the modern American conception of the value of the forest. It begins with early 20th century environmental changes in the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Oregon State University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Corvallis, OR, United States
ISBN
9780870718090
SKU
V9780870718090
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About Emily K. Brock
Emily K. Brock is a historian of science and environment. Her work focuses on American natural resource management and the intersections between industry, science, and conservation. She has a Ph.D. from Princeton University, USA and has taught at several universities including Stanford University and the University of South Carolina, USA. She now lives in Berlin, Germany, where she is a ... Read more
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