Twelve Trees: The Deep Roots of Our Future (by Daniel Lewis)
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Twelve Species, One Shared Future
Daniel Lewis examines twelve tree species from around the world, among them the coast redwood, the bristlecone pine, the African baobab and the olive, using each one to explore questions of biology, history, culture and survival in a changing climate. Every chapter blends hard science with cultural and historical detail, from ancient trade routes to modern conservation efforts.
Lewis writes with a naturalist's curiosity and a historian's ...
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Twelve Species, One Shared Future
Daniel Lewis examines twelve tree species from around the world, among them the coast redwood, the bristlecone pine, the African baobab and the olive, using each one to explore questions of biology, history, culture and survival in a changing climate. Every chapter blends hard science with cultural and historical detail, from ancient trade routes to modern conservation efforts.
Lewis writes with a naturalist's curiosity and a historian's eye for detail, weaving in personal reflection and wider digressions on how humans have shaped, and been shaped by, the trees around them.
The author is a senior curator at the Huntington Library in California with a doctorate in history, and has previously written on birds and extinction. The book suits readers who enjoy science writing with a literary bent and an interest in the natural world's deep history.
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