Giants in the land
By: Diana Appelbaum ; illustrated by Michael McCurdy.
Contributors: McCurdy, Michael, ill.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Published: 1993
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Subjects: White pine -- New England -- History -- Juvenile literature; Logging -- New England -- History -- Juvenile literature; Masts and rigging -- History -- Juvenile literature; White pine; Trees; Logging -- History; Shipbuilding -- History
Description: Describes how giant pine trees in New England were cut down during the colonial days to make massive wooden ships for the King's Navy.