The Wild Trees: A Story of Passion and Daring
 

The Wild Trees: A Story of Passion and Daring

by Richard Preston

Hidden away in foggy, uncharted rain forest valleys in Northern California are the largest and tallest organisms the world has ever sustained–the coast redwood trees, Sequoia sempervirens. Ninety-six percent of the ancient redwood forests have been destroyed by logging, but the untouched fragments that remain are among the great wonders of nature. The biggest redwoods have trunks up to thirty... (read more)

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connie l
  • Rated 4 stars

this is a great book that opened up a whole new world for me! i had no idea people climbed trees, nor that there was a world at the top of them! supercool!!!
it is hard to hike now for looking up the whole time!
it gives new meaning to the cliche, "couldn't see the forest for the trees"!

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  • Rated 4.5 stars
 

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  • Mario V

    mario v said:

    Short comment - it's a good read and has a lot of forest information in it that Preston harvested from other folks. And the Long comment - if Preston was not adept at applying superlatives to virtually everything in the book, it could be a fairly boring read. I have one significant GRIPE about the book: Preston may have stretched the truth far about the Grove of Titans. How about if they are not in uncharted forest? What if something Preston wrote about their location was the exact opposite of fact? Turns out that I've been to two of the groves, and several visits really taught me about Preston's writing. If you copy and paste this URL, you can see the trees for yourselves - http://www.mdvaden.com/grove_of_titans.shtml

    posted Friday, August 1 2008
  • Natalie a

    natalie a said:

    Being the treehugger that I am, this was better than a love story, but in actuality, it is a love story because the characters of this book have a devoted love and passion for the redwood trees of Northern California. It makes me yearn for that long awaited trip along the California Coast that I have promised myself to do within the next 5 years, now I have even more reasons to visit, can't wait to see these majestic beauties in person.

    posted Wednesday, March 19 2008 ( | view 1 reply )
  • bruceleecc

    bruceleecc said:

    You really have to want to read about these trees to get through the book, because it isn't as "thrilling" as his past books. But I enjoyed the book, mainly because of the topic and the story behind the people he follows.

    posted Wednesday, August 22 2007
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