Coast Redwood: A Natural and Cultural History

This is another incredibly beautiful (both the text and the photos) book by Cachuma Press (this review refers to the 1st Edition hardbound copy)!Anyone living in California or interested otherwise in native conifers, has to have both this book and Ronald Lanner's "Conifers of California".Each of these books is a remarkable gem, and you will never loan either one out to friends, though you will recommend both to your friends and family.The paperback version of each is cheaper, slightly, but I think it's well worth getting the hard bound of each book. The binding will hold up much better, trust me. You can buy one paperback copy of each from one of Amazon's outside sellers, used or new, and loan that copy out to your friends, LOL.Also, check out Ronald Lanner's review here on Amazon, of this Coast Redwood book. He is right-on, regarding how beautiful the book is, but he forgets to mention that his own "Conifers of California" is equally fantastic!Cachuma Press has done it again, as they did with their book on California Oaks, and with Mr. Lanner's book on conifers...they deserve all the praise they receive!

The large number of photographs in this book are excellent, and the text is very informative and interesting. A great companion for any visit to the Redwoods Parks, or just to enjoy at home or on you coffe table. I also found this is a well-received gift for family members that appreciate these special trees.

This is a wonderful book on the magnificent redwoods and is a great read. It covers the ancient history and scientific aspects of the redwood forest as well as the cultural history from the glutinous, pillaging past to the environmental inspiration and discoveries that may help save some small remnant of this tiny but magestic portion of our planet.In addition, the photos are not a publishers quick picks of stock photos to fill the book, but are high resolution photo art from great photographers. I recently moved to the Mendocino area and wanted to get up to speed on the area that has fascinated me so much. This book was the perfect choice.

Interesting book if you like redwoods. I have 2 growing as bonsai so it got my attention. Cultural history is good but I would have like a little less on the logging history and more on the trees themselves and the environment they grow in and the other flora they grow with. All in all an interesting read.

Wonderful book telling the history of the redwoods in California, and how just a small number of them have been saved. Great photos to go with the history. Highly recommended for anyone interested in the subject.

Great book for the layman who is interested in and cares about preserving the Redwoods.

Excellent resource. Well written

Nice read!

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