Pine

by Laura Mason

Now in paperback, an enduring survey of the venerable trees.

Since the pine tree is able to sprout after forest fires, on mountainsides, and in semi-desert climes, it is no surprise that the ever-resilient tree signifies longevity, wisdom, and immortality. From the pine cone staffs carried by the worshippers of Bacchus in the classical world to their role in the movement to establish national parks in nineteenth-century North America,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1780231016
• ISBN13: 9781780231013
• Release Date: August 2013
• Publisher: Reaktion Books
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.7" x 8.8"