A Garden of Bristlecones: Tales of Change in the Great Basin

An engaging, well-illustrated natural and cultural history of the oldest living tree -- the bristlecone pine.

Summary

This text investigates professional and popular conceptions as a set of narratives drawn from outside and inside bristlecone pine trees. It reveals the premises of the investigators, the nature of their inquiry and the extent of their knowledge, while also revealing the bristlecone pine itself.

Product details

• Authors: Michael Cohen, Michael P. Cohen, Robert D. McCracken
• Publisher: University of Nevada Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.09.1998
• EAN: 9780874172966
• ISBN: 978-0-87417-296-6
• No. of pages: 344
• Dimensions: 174 mm x 255 mm x 22 mm
• Weight: 608 g
• Series: Environmental Arts and Humanit; Environmental Arts and Humanit
• Subjects: Guides > Spirituality > Esoterics; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Nature: general, reference works