An extraordinary journey to visit the oldest trees in the United
States that beautifully reveals the connection between humans and
natural history-- a perfect read for nature lovers and fans of The
Hidden Life of Trees.
Follow award-winning author Anthony D. Fredericks's adventures across
the United States to uncover the remarkable secrets and lives of ancient
trees. He introduces some of the oldest trees in the country using
up-to-date research, interviews with scientists, captivating
storytelling, and a contagious wonder for the natural world.
Fredericks's visits to the trees turn readers into fellow travelers.
Through firsthand accounts and scientific detail, these enduring trees
come to life off the page.
Each chapter begins with a time-travel story that immerses readers in
Earth's past, as early as 58,000 BCE, for a sweeping view of what was
happening during human history when the ancient tree took root. It then
zooms into present-day to investigate the tree in all its mature glory
and the changed world around it.
Some of the featured trees include:
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A 13,000-year-old Palmer's oak in California that survives by cloning
itself
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The 1,200-year-old Seven Sisters Oak in Louisiana that has survived in
the path of at least ten major hurricanes
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2,000-year-old redwoods (the tallest trees in the world) on the
California coast
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The 2,628 year old bald cypress in the Black River of North Carolina
Marvelously detailed and deeply passionate, In Search of the Old Ones
will transform your perspective of the trees and forests around you.
