Green Gold - Alabama's Forests and Forest Industries

Informationen zum Autor James E. Fickle is a visiting professor of forest and environmental history at Yale University and a professor of history at the University of Memphis. He is the author of Mississippi Forests and Forestry , Timber: A Photographic History of Mississippi Forestry , and T he New South and the "New Competition" Trade Association Development in the Southern Pine Industry . Klappentext Green Gold is a thorough and valuable compilation of information on Alabama's timber and forest products industry, the largest manufacturing industry in the state.

Summary

Presents the story of human use of and impact on Alabama's forests from pioneer days to the present, as James E. Fickle chronicles the history of the industry from unbridled greed and exploitation through virtual abandonment to revival, restoration, and enlightened stewardship.

Product details

• Authors: James E. Fickle
• Publisher: The University of Alabama Press
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 17 to 22
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 07.01.2014
• EAN: 9780817318130
• ISBN: 978-0-8173-1813-0
• No. of pages: 472
• Subjects: Guides > Nature > Nature guide; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Nature: general, reference works