Displaying 1 of 1 2005 Format: Book Author: Vaillant, John. Title: The golden spruce : a true story of myth, madness, and greed / John Vaillant. Edition: 1st ed. Publisher, Date: New York : W.W. Norton, ©2005. Description: 255 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm Summary: Traces the political, religious, and scientific factors that contributed to the seemingly inexplicable decision of logger-turned-activist Grant Hadwin to destroy the world's only giant golden spruce tree. Subjects: Hadwin, Grant. Sitka spruce -- British Columbia -- Haida Gwaii. Logging -- British Columbia -- Haida Gwaii. Haida Indians -- British Columbia -- Haida Gwaii. Forest policy -- British Columbia. Haida Indians. Chlorosis (Plants) Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-255). Contents: A threshold between worlds -- The people -- Wildest of the wild -- The tooth of the human race -- The beginning of the end -- A boardwalk to Mars -- The fatal flaw -- The fall -- Myth -- Hecate Strait -- The search -- The secret -- Coyote -- Over the horizon. Web Site: Table of contents LCCN: 2005001530 ISBN: 0393058875 9780393058871 067697645X 9780676976458 0676976468 9780676976465 Other Number: 57579269 System Availability: 1 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 1 Control Number: 152800 # Local items in: 0 # System items in: 0 Call Number: 333.7513 Vaillant Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Suggestions and more Displaying 1 of 1
