A Forest Journey: The Story of Wood and Civilization by John Perlin

A Forest Journey: The Story of Wood and Civilization

John Perlin

464 pages first pub 1989 (editions)

nonfiction history science informative slow-paced
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Chronicles the destruction of the world's forests as a result of overdependency on wood as a building and energy source, and points out the resultant declining soil productivity, flooding, and depletion of firewood supplies.

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