Download or read book The American Chestnut written by Herman S. Forest and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 117 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The American Chestnut a Bibliography written by Herman S. Forest and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-18 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The American Chestnut, a Bibliography: A Bibliography of References to Castanea Dentata and Other Chestnut Species, and on Chestnut Blight and Its Causal Pathogen of the Fungal Genus Endothia or Cryphonectria In working with a bibliography over a period of 12 years, trends in research and publication become apparent. Jean Q. Wade carefully tabulated the entries by time period and subject, providing the data for a few observations here: The interest in fungi, particularly pathogens, was strong in the 19th Century and continues today. In contrast, nucleic acid and other biochemical studies are relatively recent. In the early blight period, there was a major effort to understand the life cycle, spread, and pathogenic action of the blight fungus. There has been only one attempt to summarize the history of the blight and research related to the blight, Fifty years of Chestnut Blight in America (beattie and Diller, They observed that, All of the cooperative work (among Federal and State scientists) slowed and almost came to a close in 1914 and 1915 when chestnut blight appropriations were greatly reduced. The organizations were broken up and the men scattered to do other work. The attempt to understand and stop the blight was meager. From 1906 to 1910, (while the disease was spreading north, south, and west from New York City), only a few hundred dollars a years of Federal money were In that year (1911) Congress appropriated In 1912 an appropriation of was made, and this was repeated the following the Pennsylvania legislature appropriated for the 1913-14 biennium (beattie and Diller. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book The American chestnut a bibliography a bibliography of references to Castanea dentata and other chestnut species and on chestnut blight and its causal pathogen of the fungal genus Endothia or Cryphonectria written by Herman S. Forest and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 117 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book American Chestnut written by Susan Freinkel and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2009-04 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In prose as strong and quietly beautiful as the American chestnut itself, Susan Freinkel profiles the silent catastrophe of a near-extinction and the impassioned struggle to bring a species back from the brink. Freinkel is a rare hybrid: equally fluid and in command as a science writer and a chronicler of historical events, and graced with the poise and skill to seamlessly graft these talents together. A perfect book."—Mary Roach, author of Stiff and Spook "A spellbinding, heart wrenching, and uplifting account of the American chestnut that asks the vastly important question: Have we learned enough, and do we care enough, to begin healing some of the wounds we've inflicted on the natural world?"—Scott Weidensaul, author of Return to Wild America and Mountains of the Heart "This is a beautifully written account of the passing of one of the botanical wonders of the North American landscape, the American chestnut tree, which was nearly extirpated by a plague that entered the ecosystem and swept these great trees away. Freinkel, a gifted writer whose research is impeccable and whose reporting is topnotch, tells of the impassioned work of scientists over the past century and up to today, trying to bring the American chestnut back from the brink of extinction. Only a person in love with trees could have written this lovely book."—Richard Preston, author of The Hot Zone and The Wild Trees "Graceful, provocative, and inspiring. Thoreau would be proud."—Alan Burdick, author of Out of Eden, a 2005 National Book Award finalist "In this beautifully written volume, Susan Freinkel ably describes the marriage of science and passion that is being brought to bear to save this majestic American tree from extinction. The people whose ancestors lived among chestnut trees and their places come alive for the reader, as does the appearance and spread of the blight and the heroes who are struggling with it today. The book concludes with a tantalizing vision of chestnuts in the forests again—a thought of making the world right where it has gone wrong."—Peter H. Raven, Director of the Missouri Botanical Garden
Download or read book The American Chestnut written by Donald Edward Davis and published by University of Georgia Press. This book was released on 2021-11-15 with total page 393 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Before 1910 the American chestnut was one of the most common trees in the eastern United States. Although historical evidence suggests the natural distribution of the American chestnut extended across more than four hundred thousand square miles of territory—an area stretching from eastern Maine to southeast Louisiana—stands of the trees could also be found in parts of Wisconsin, Michigan, Washington State, and Oregon. An important natural resource, chestnut wood was preferred for woodworking, fencing, and building construction, as it was rot resistant and straight grained. The hearty and delicious nuts also fed wildlife, people, and livestock. Ironically, the tree that most piqued the emotions of nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Americans has virtually disappeared from the eastern United States. After a blight fungus was introduced into the United States during the late nineteenth century, the American chestnut became functionally extinct. Although the virtual eradication of the species caused one of the greatest ecological catastrophes since the last ice age, considerable folklore about the American chestnut remains. Some of the tree’s history dates to the very founding of our country, making the story of the American chestnut an integral part of American cultural and environmental history. The American Chestnut tells the story of the American chestnut from Native American prehistory through the Civil War and the Great Depression. Davis documents the tree’s impact on nineteenth-and early twentieth-century American life, including the decorative and culinary arts. While he pays much attention to the importation of chestnut blight and the tree’s decline as a dominant species, the author also evaluates efforts to restore the American chestnut to its former place in the eastern deciduous forest, including modern attempts to genetically modify the species.
Download or read book Bibliography of the Chestnut Tree Blight Fungus written by Rolla Kent Beattie and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Champion written by Sally M. Walker and published by Henry Holt Books For Young Readers. This book was released on 2018-03-06 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The story of the near-extinction and recovery of the American Chestnut tree."--
Download or read book Mighty Giants written by Chris Bolgiano and published by Past. This book was released on 2007 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Of four billion trees that once dominated the Eastern Forest, only an isolated few survived the early 20th century Chestnut Blight. Through back-crossbreeding The American Chestnut Foundation is giving the tree another chance. "Mighty Giants" tells the Big Story in the words of over 25 contributors from Henry Ward Beecher, Henry David Thoreau, newspaper journalists, and Foxfire interviewees, to Nobel Laureates Jimmy Carter and Norman Borlaug, chestnut scientists, and Barbara Kingsolver (from "Prodigal Summer"). Profusely illustrated with photographs both historic and modern, maps, charts, paintings and sketches. Full color throughout. Indexed.
Download or read book Bibliography of the Chestnut Tree Blight Fungus microform written by R Kent (Rolla Kent) B 1875 Beattie and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2021-09-09 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book A Selected Bibliography of North American Forestry written by Edward Norfolk Munns and published by . This book was released on 1940 with total page 646 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The American Chestnut written by Sandra L. Anagnostakis and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book An Oral History of the American Chestnut in Southern Appalachia written by Bethany N. Baxter and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Restoration of American Chestnut to Forest Lands written by Kim C. Steiner and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Proceedings of the IVth International Chestnut Symposium written by Ling Qin and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book American Chestnut written by Sally M. Walker and published by Carolrhoda Books. This book was released on 2014-12 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Connecticut Hybrid Chestnuts and Their Culture written by Richard A. Jaynes and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Thoughts on the Future of the American Chestnut Tree written by A. Harmount Graves and published by . This book was released on 1956 with total page 7 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
