The History Trees
extraordinary tales of trees through time
$42.90
- Hardcover
224 pages
- Release Date
4 June 2025
Summary
Arboreal Annals: Remarkable Tales from the World’s Historic Trees
”[A] rich history … it contains some of the most extraordinary tales of trees through time” — The Sunday Post
First, meet ‘Methuselah,’ a bristlecone pine in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, believed to be 4,900 years old. Learn about trees that have inspired great events, such as the Isaac Newton apple tree in Lincolnshire, where the famous scientist observed an apple falling (the tree still stands in th…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780008622411 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0008622418 |
| Author: | Colin Salter |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Imprint: | Pavilion |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 4 June 2025 |
| Weight: | 260g |
| Dimensions: | 227mm x 162mm x 25mm |
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Critics Review
As featured in The Times article ‘Britain’s Most Historic Trees’, 2025
“[A] rich history … it contains some of the most extraordinary tales of trees through time” — The Sunday Post
“This is a great deal more than a coffee-table book… A fascinating book for historians and natural historians alike.” — The Field
About The Author
Colin Salter
Colin Salter is a prolific author of literary history. For Batsford he has written 100 Books that Changed the World, 100 Letters that Changed the World and 100 Children’s Books that Inspire our World. He is the author of a biography of Mark Twain and is currently working on a history of the books in one family’s threehundred-year-old library. He lives in Edinburgh with his wife, dog and bicycle.
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