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The Golden Spruce: A True Story of Myth, Madness, and Greed
by Vaillant, John
- Used
- fair
- Paperback
- Condition
- Fair
- ISBN 10
- 0393328643
- ISBN 13
- 9780393328646
- Seller
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Tokyo, Japan
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About This Item
US: Norton, W. W. & Company, Inc, 2007. Paperback. Fair. A tale of obsession so fierce that a man kills the thing he loves most: the only giant golden spruce on earth. When a shattered kayak and camping gear are found on an uninhabited island in the Pacific Northwest, they reignite a mystery surrounding a shocking act of protest. Five months earlier, logg er-turned-activist Grant Hadwin had plunged naked into a river in British C olumbia's Queen Charlotte Islands, towing a chainsaw. When his night's work was done, a unique Sitka spruce, 165 feet tall and covered with luminous g olden needles, teetered on its stump. Two days later it fell. As vividly as John Krakauer puts readers on Everest, John Vaillant takes us into the heart of North America's last great forest.
Synopsis
John Vaillant has written for The New Yorker , The Atlantic , Outside, National Geographic Adventure , and Men’s Journal among others. He lives in Vancouver with his wife and children. Of particular interest to Vaillant are stories that explore collisions between human ambition and the natural world. His work in this and other fields has taken him to five continents and five oceans. The Golden Spruce is his first book.
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- Bookseller
- Infinity Books Japan (JP)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- RWARE0000066119
- Title
- The Golden Spruce: A True Story of Myth, Madness, and Greed
- Author
- Vaillant, John
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0393328643
- ISBN 13
- 9780393328646
- Publisher
- Norton, W. W. & Company, Inc
- Place of Publication
- US
- Date Published
- 2007
- Bookseller catalogs
- General Non-Fiction;
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