Who saved the redwoods?
Subtitle: the unsung heroines of the 1920s who fought for our redwood forests
By: by Laura and James Wasserman
Publisher: Algora Publishing
Published: 2019
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 225
ISBN-13: 9781628943740
Subjects: Redwoods; History; Women in forestry; Forest conservation
Description: "Powerful lumber interests stood in the way of the first campaigns to save the redwood trees of Humboldt County, California, but they were boldly opposed and pushed back. This history of the early 1900s recalls the Progressive Era crusades of women and men who prevailed against great odds, protecting the best of California's northern redwood forests"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : 160 million years and counting; title: The loss of Carson Woods, 1913-1918; title: First encounters with success, 1919-1921; title: The ultimate prize, 1922-1923; title: Showdown in the forest, 1924-1925; title: Outside influences, 1926-1930; title: Celebrating success, 1931-1934.