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Trees in Paradise
Book • 2013
Jared Farmer's 'Trees in Paradise' explores California's environmental and cultural history through the story of trees, from indigenous landscapes to the boom of urban development.
The book examines how trees were valued, transplanted, logged, and protected, showing their role in shaping cities and regional identities.
Farmer uses archival research and storytelling to trace the social, economic, and political forces that transformed California's forests and urban greenery.
He highlights episodes like the gold rush and urban expansion that drove large-scale logging as well as later conservation movements.
The book situates the state's arboreal history within broader themes of empire, commerce, and environmental change.
The book examines how trees were valued, transplanted, logged, and protected, showing their role in shaping cities and regional identities.
Farmer uses archival research and storytelling to trace the social, economic, and political forces that transformed California's forests and urban greenery.
He highlights episodes like the gold rush and urban expansion that drove large-scale logging as well as later conservation movements.
The book situates the state's arboreal history within broader themes of empire, commerce, and environmental change.
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