UID:
edocfu_9960963968502883
Format:
1 online resource :
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illustrations (some color), maps
ISBN:
0-8203-6046-5
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9780820360461
Content:
"'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."--
Note:
Chestnuts on the Move --
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The Evolutionary History of the Species --
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Chestnut Encounters --
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The Seasonal Bounty of Nuts and Acorns --
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Wherever There Are Mountains --
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The Most Celebrated Hunting Grounds --
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Cash Will Be Paid If Delivered Soon --
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Placed There by a Quadruped or Bird --
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Along All Prominent Thoroughfares --
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Chestnut Decline --
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The Wonder and Admiration of All --
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To Maintain the Balance of Nature --
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Grandfather Had Lived in a Log --
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A National Calamity --
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Chestnut Revival --
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Genes for Blight Resistance.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-8203-6045-7
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780820360454
Language:
English
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