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American Chestnut

Author : Susan Freinkel
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520259947
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (22 download)

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Download or read book American Chestnut written by Susan Freinkel and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2009-04 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In prose as strong and quietly beautiful as the American chestnut itself, Susan Freinkel profiles the silent catastrophe of a near-extinction and the impassioned struggle to bring a species back from the brink. Freinkel is a rare hybrid: equally fluid and in command as a science writer and a chronicler of historical events, and graced with the poise and skill to seamlessly graft these talents together. A perfect book."—Mary Roach, author of Stiff and Spook "A spellbinding, heart wrenching, and uplifting account of the American chestnut that asks the vastly important question: Have we learned enough, and do we care enough, to begin healing some of the wounds we've inflicted on the natural world?"—Scott Weidensaul, author of Return to Wild America and Mountains of the Heart "This is a beautifully written account of the passing of one of the botanical wonders of the North American landscape, the American chestnut tree, which was nearly extirpated by a plague that entered the ecosystem and swept these great trees away. Freinkel, a gifted writer whose research is impeccable and whose reporting is topnotch, tells of the impassioned work of scientists over the past century and up to today, trying to bring the American chestnut back from the brink of extinction. Only a person in love with trees could have written this lovely book."—Richard Preston, author of The Hot Zone and The Wild Trees "Graceful, provocative, and inspiring. Thoreau would be proud."—Alan Burdick, author of Out of Eden, a 2005 National Book Award finalist "In this beautifully written volume, Susan Freinkel ably describes the marriage of science and passion that is being brought to bear to save this majestic American tree from extinction. The people whose ancestors lived among chestnut trees and their places come alive for the reader, as does the appearance and spread of the blight and the heroes who are struggling with it today. The book concludes with a tantalizing vision of chestnuts in the forests again—a thought of making the world right where it has gone wrong."—Peter H. Raven, Director of the Missouri Botanical Garden

Champion

Author : Sally M. Walker
Publisher : Henry Holt Books For Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 1250125235
Total Pages : 145 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (51 download)

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Download or read book Champion written by Sally M. Walker and published by Henry Holt Books For Young Readers. This book was released on 2018-03-06 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The story of the near-extinction and recovery of the American Chestnut tree."--

The Chestnut Tree

Author : Charlotte Bingham
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 0553812777
Total Pages : 468 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (538 download)

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Download or read book The Chestnut Tree written by Charlotte Bingham and published by Random House. This book was released on 2002 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is the summer of 1939, the residents of the Sussex fishing port of Bexham are preparing for war. Judy Melton, Meggie Gore-Stewart, Mathilda Eastcott, and Corrie Hogarth are determined to play an active part in the defence of their country. However, it is not just the young women who are determined to find new roles, so are their mothers.

Beyond the Chestnut Trees

Author : Maria Bauer
Publisher : KCM Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1939961394
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (399 download)

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Download or read book Beyond the Chestnut Trees written by Maria Bauer and published by KCM Publishing. This book was released on 2016-05 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beyond the Chestnut Trees, is a haunting and deeply personal memoir by Maria Bauer, who escaped Hitler’s invasion of Prague. After 40 years in exile, Bauer makes an unforgettable journey back to her homeland, searching for lost friends and lost loves, and finds the spirit of her beloved city forever changed. Through flashbacks, Bauer weaves the tale of her idyllic childhood, where she spent her summers at her family castle, with her harrowing flight through Europe on the last train leaving Nazi-occupied France. She paints a stirring picture of Prague, wistfully recalling the magical and mystical city of her youth. “I didn’t want to write about Prague’s sufferings under two occupations nor about its heroes and martyrs,” Bauer said. “Many books and movies have recorded them for posterity. But there is more to the story of a city than historical upheavals. Each city has its inner life; and Prague, in the era between the two world wars, had its unique character and a mysterious atmosphere that deeply affected those who grew up amidst its old stones.” This updated edition of Beyond the Chestnut Trees includes a foreword by critically-acclaimed author, Gail Godwin, as well as dozens of compelling photographs from Bauer’s family albums that powerfully reinvigorate her intimate memoir. With the release of this new digital edition, Bauer hopes that, “perhaps, the events that I have described might once again feel more immediate and intimate to my great grandchildren and their generation – and that our tragic and healing experiences will not be forgotten, but will continue to live on in their memories.”

Anne Frank's Chestnut Tree

Author : Jane Kohuth
Publisher : Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 9780375971150
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (711 download)

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Download or read book Anne Frank's Chestnut Tree written by Jane Kohuth and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hidden away in their Secret Annex in Amsterdam during World War II, Anne Frank and her family could not breathe fresh air or see the blue sky for years. But through an attic window Anne could see the branches of a tall chestnut tree. This small glimpse of nature gave Anne hope and courage. It inspired her writing, which, in turn, inspired the whole world. Jane Kohuth explores Anne Frank's strong belief in the healing power of nature in this Step 3 leveled reader biography for newly independent readers ages 5 8."

The American Chestnut

Author : Donald Edward Davis
Publisher : University of Georgia Press
ISBN 13 : 0820369500
Total Pages : 393 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (23 download)

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Download or read book The American Chestnut written by Donald Edward Davis and published by University of Georgia Press. This book was released on 2021-11-15 with total page 393 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Before 1910 the American chestnut was one of the most common trees in the eastern United States. Although historical evidence suggests the natural distribution of the American chestnut extended across more than four hundred thousand square miles of territory—an area stretching from eastern Maine to southeast Louisiana—stands of the trees could also be found in parts of Wisconsin, Michigan, Washington State, and Oregon. An important natural resource, chestnut wood was preferred for woodworking, fencing, and building construction, as it was rot resistant and straight grained. The hearty and delicious nuts also fed wildlife, people, and livestock. Ironically, the tree that most piqued the emotions of nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Americans has virtually disappeared from the eastern United States. After a blight fungus was introduced into the United States during the late nineteenth century, the American chestnut became functionally extinct. Although the virtual eradication of the species caused one of the greatest ecological catastrophes since the last ice age, considerable folklore about the American chestnut remains. Some of the tree’s history dates to the very founding of our country, making the story of the American chestnut an integral part of American cultural and environmental history. The American Chestnut tells the story of the American chestnut from Native American prehistory through the Civil War and the Great Depression. Davis documents the tree’s impact on nineteenth-and early twentieth-century American life, including the decorative and culinary arts. While he pays much attention to the importation of chestnut blight and the tree’s decline as a dominant species, the author also evaluates efforts to restore the American chestnut to its former place in the eastern deciduous forest, including modern attempts to genetically modify the species.

When Dad Cuts Down the Chestnut Tree

Author : Pam Ayres
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780744514360
Total Pages : 30 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (143 download)

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Download or read book When Dad Cuts Down the Chestnut Tree written by Pam Ayres and published by . This book was released on 1990-01-01 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Tree in the Courtyard: Looking Through Anne Frank's Window

Author : Jeff Gottesfeld
Publisher : Knopf Books for Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 0385753993
Total Pages : 41 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (857 download)

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Download or read book The Tree in the Courtyard: Looking Through Anne Frank's Window written by Jeff Gottesfeld and published by Knopf Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2016-03-08 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Book A New York Public Library Best Book for Kids, 2016 Told from the perspective of the tree outside Anne Frank's window—and illustrated by a Caldecott Honor artist—this book introduces her story in a gentle and incredibly powerful way to a young audience. The tree in the courtyard was a horse chestnut. Her leaves were green stars; her flowers foaming cones of white and pink. Seagulls flocked to her shade. She spread roots and reached skyward in peace. The tree watched a little girl, who played and laughed and wrote in a diary. When strangers invaded the city and warplanes roared overhead, the tree watched the girl peek out of the curtained window of the annex. It watched as she and her family were taken away—and when her father returned after the war, alone. The tree died the summer Anne Frank would have turned eighty-one, but its seeds and saplings have been planted around the world as a symbol of peace. Its story, and Anne’s story, are beautifully told and illustrated in this powerful picture book.

One Thousand Chestnut Trees

Author : Mira Stout
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
ISBN 13 : 0007441177
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (74 download)

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Download or read book One Thousand Chestnut Trees written by Mira Stout and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2012-12-20 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An epic tale of an enigmatic land – Korea – and one woman’s search for her past.

Spoonfuls of Germany

Author : Nadia Hassani
Publisher : Hippocrene Books
ISBN 13 : 9780781810579
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (15 download)

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Download or read book Spoonfuls of Germany written by Nadia Hassani and published by Hippocrene Books. This book was released on 2004 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book goes beyond the sauerkraut and knackwurst stereotype to unveil the often overlooked diversity of German cuisine. 170 regional recipes range from classic dishes, such as spaetzle with cheese and sauerbraten to forgotten delicacies like Westfalian pumpernickel pudding. Numerous profiles, anecdotes, and food lore complete the book.

Love Marriage

Author : Monica Ali
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1982181494
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (821 download)

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Download or read book Love Marriage written by Monica Ali and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2022-05-03 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Named a Best Book of 2022 So Far by The New Yorker! “Cultural clashes, political satire, Oedipal conflicts, elegant prose—they’re all here in this romp of a book.” —Oprah Daily A Phenomenal Book Club Pick and a New York Times Book Review Group Text Selection, Love Marriage is a glorious moving novel from Booker Prize shortlisted Monica Ali, who has “an inborn generosity that cannot be learned” (The New York Times Book Review). In present-day London, Yasmin Ghorami is twenty-six, in training to be a doctor (like her Indian-born father), and engaged to the charismatic, upper-class Joe Sangster, whose formidable mother, Harriet, is a famous feminist. The gulf between families is vast. So, too, is the gulf in sexual experience between Yasmin and Joe. As the wedding day draws near, misunderstandings, infidelities, and long-held secrets upend both Yasmin’s relationship and that of her parents, a “love marriage,” according to the family lore that Yasmin has believed all her life. A gloriously acute observer of class, sexual mores, and the mysteries of the human heart, Monica Ali has written a “riveting” (BookPage, starred review) social comedy and a moving, revelatory story of two cultures, two families, and two people trying to understand one another that’s “sure to please Ali’s fans and win some new ones” (Publishers Weekly).

The Chestnut Tree (A Short Story)

Author : Jo Thomas
Publisher : Review
ISBN 13 : 1472223756
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (722 download)

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Download or read book The Chestnut Tree (A Short Story) written by Jo Thomas and published by Review. This book was released on 2014-10-09 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Treat yourself to this wonderfully funny and romantic short story by Jo Thomas, kindle bestselling author of The Oyster Catcher, The Olive Branch and Honey Farm on the Hill, available exclusively in ebook. Praise for Jo Thomas' The Olive Branch: 'Sun, good food and romance, what more could you want?' Heat When Ellie Russet leaves home and her restaurant in the wake of disaster to housesit in the Kent countryside, the last thing she wants to do is cook for a living - ever again. Ellie's new neighbour, Daniel Fender, is struggling to make ends meet as a furniture maker. Could the answer to his problems lie in the chestnut orchard at the bottom of the garden? Only Ellie can help Daniel unlock the delicious secret that will bring them the fresh starts they need. And as autumn approaches, romance will blossom amid the glowing embers of the chestnut fire... Contains an extract from Jo's second novel, THE OLIVE BRANCH What readers are saying about The Chestnut Tree: 'A gorgeously satisfying short tale that appeals to all the senses' 'This is a fab little story with delightful characters all played out in a beautiful rural setting' 'A lovely story. Strong characters, fast-paced plot. A joy to read'

Mighty Giants

Author : Chris Bolgiano
Publisher : Images from the Past
ISBN 13 : 9781884592485
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (924 download)

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Download or read book Mighty Giants written by Chris Bolgiano and published by Images from the Past. This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Of four billion trees that once dominated the Eastern Forest, only an isolated few survived the early 20th century Chestnut Blight. Through back-crossbreeding The American Chestnut Foundation is giving the tree another chance. "Mighty Giants" tells the Big Story in the words of over 25 contributors from Henry Ward Beecher, Henry David Thoreau, newspaper journalists, and Foxfire interviewees, to Nobel Laureates Jimmy Carter and Norman Borlaug, chestnut scientists, and Barbara Kingsolver (from "Prodigal Summer"). Profusely illustrated with photographs both historic and modern, maps, charts, paintings and sketches. Full color throughout. Indexed.

The Chestnut Tree

Author : Commission for the Investigation and Control of the Chestnut Tree Blight Disease in Pennsylvania
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Chestnut Tree written by Commission for the Investigation and Control of the Chestnut Tree Blight Disease in Pennsylvania and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

American Chestnut

Author : Susan Freinkel
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520932730
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (29 download)

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Download or read book American Chestnut written by Susan Freinkel and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2007-11-19 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The American chestnut was one of America's most common, valued, and beloved trees—a "perfect tree" that ruled the forests from Georgia to Maine. But in the early twentieth century, an exotic plague swept through the chestnut forests with the force of a wildfire. Within forty years, the blight had killed close to four billion trees and left the species teetering on the brink of extinction. It was one of the worst ecological blows to North America since the Ice Age—and one most experts considered beyond repair. In American Chestnut, Susan Freinkel tells the dramatic story of the stubborn optimists who refused to let this cultural icon go. In a compelling weave of history, science, and personal observation, she relates their quest to save the tree through methods that ranged from classical plant breeding to cutting-edge gene technology. But the heart of her story is the cast of unconventional characters who have fought for the tree for a century, undeterred by setbacks or skeptics, and fueled by their dreams of restored forests and their powerful affinity for a fellow species.

The Hazelnut and Chestnut Handbook

Author : Jeff Zarnowski
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 217 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (144 download)

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Download or read book The Hazelnut and Chestnut Handbook written by Jeff Zarnowski and published by . This book was released on 2020-02-16 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is easy to grow hazelnut and chestnut trees almost anywhere in the eastern half of North America, once you know how. This Handbook has the newest information all in one location you will not find anywhere else. Hazelnuts and chestnuts are amazing to utilize from your yard to a large commercial orchard. Yet, most people don't know they are native to your location. Our native trees have been hybridized for taste, size, hardiness and disease resistance. This book is an easy reading practical approach on how to grow hazelnuts and chestnuts. We explain throughout the book what worked for us and what didn't work, so you don't make similar wasted efforts.Our handbook gives you confidence by:1.Step by step order of items and knowledge you need to get your trees off to a good start. 2.Schedule of when to check on your trees to keep them happy and growing strong. 3.How to avoid problems and what to look for before issues can damage your trees. 4.Where to procure the best items and trees for the least cost. 5.We explain the "nuts and bolts" without insulting you or going into scientific jargon that puts you to sleep. This book was born to answer all of the questions we received in almost 30 years of growing and breeding nut trees from our hilltop orchards, that includes New York's first commercial hazelnut orchard, in the Finger Lakes of New York, we call Z's Nutty Ridge.Hazelnut and Chestnut orchards are an ideal crop for abandoned low cost fields, eliminating social and economic barriers to farming. Generating a rebirth of new family farm based businesses, while benefiting our health, and the environment in a sustainable, synergistic manner.

Chestnut Culture in California

Author : Paul Vossen
Publisher : UCANR Publications
ISBN 13 : 1601071906
Total Pages : 18 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book Chestnut Culture in California written by Paul Vossen and published by UCANR Publications. This book was released on 2000 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn how to grow this sweet and increasingly marketable low-fat nut. Information on species and varieties, worldwide consumption, economics, and marketing; how to choose an orchard site, plant and maintain the orchard, harvest, and storage.