Historic Trees of the California Gold Rush Towns (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780359470136)

This book is a must for the outdoor adventurer, the casual explorer, the visitor to the Foothills of the Sierra Nevada Range and all Gold Country residents curious about their surroundings. It can serve as a reference for students of history, botany, forestry and the general field of natural resources. The book provides excellent drawings of 30 shade trees brought into the foothills during the historic Gold Rush period. In addition, the author has provided Gold Rush history, a description of the major changes made to the foothills during that period and a thorough botanical description of the woodland and forest plant communities surrounding the Gold Rush towns. This is both a pleasure book and a text book.

Author: Michael W. Skenfield
ISBN-10: 0359470130
ISBN-13: 9780359470136
Publisher: Lulu.com
Language: English
Published: 03/14/2019
Pages: 148
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.41lbs
Size: 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.32d