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, logger-turned-activist Grant Hadwin had plunged naked into a river in British Columbia'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 golden 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.
The Golden Spruce: A True Story of Myth, Madness, and Greed
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Author: Vaillant, John
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780393328646
Details:
Author: Vaillant, John
Brand: W. W. Norton & Company
Edition: 1
Binding: Paperback
Number Of Pages: 288
Release Date: 17-05-2006
Part Number: Illustrated
Package Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.5 x 0.9 inches Languages: English
EAN: 9780393328646
