Sally M. Walker
Author
Language
English
Description
"The story of the near-extinction and recovery of the American Chestnut tree."--
American Chestnut trees were once plentiful in North America's eastern forests. They towered up to one hundred feet tall, providing food and shelter for people and animals alike. To many, life without the chestnut was unimaginable - until disaster struck in the early 1900s. What began in the bark of a few trees soon became an unstoppable killing force, traveling across...