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The Trees (1940) introduces the Luckett family, who emigrate from Pennsylvania to the Ohio Valley wilderness about 1795, after the American Revolutionary War and the founding of the United States of America. Told mostly from the point of view of the eldest daughter, Sayward, the novel explores how the family carves a homestead from the forest ...
The Trees, the first novel of Conrad Richter's trilogy The Awakening Land, is set in the wilderness of central Ohio (c. 1795).The simple plot — composed of what are essentially episodes in the life of a pioneer family before the virgin hardwood forest was cut down — is told in a third-person narration rich with folklore and suggestive of early backwoods speech.
Deforestation in the United States was affected by many factors. One such factor was the effect, whether positive or negative, that the logging industry has on forests in the country. Logging in the United States is a hotly debated topic as groups who either support or oppose logging argue over its benefits and negative effects.
This article consists almost entirely of a plot summary. Please help improve the article by adding more real-world context. (October 2024) (Learn how and when to remove this message) The Book of Koli Author M. R. Carey Cover artist Lisa Marie Pompilio Language English Series Rampart Trilogy Genre Post-Apocalyptic Fiction Publisher Orbit Books Publication date April 14, 2020 Publication place ...
The American average, for reference, is 3.4 per 100,000, making logging 39 times more dangerous than the average job in the U.S. So what is it that loggers do on a daily basis, and why does it ...
If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front is a 2011 American documentary film by filmmaker Marshall Curry.It tells the story of activist Daniel G. McGowan of the Earth Liberation Front (ELF), from his first arson attacks in 1996 to his 2005 arrest by the Department of Justice.
To write the novel, Everett researched lynching in the United States. [1] For this research, Everett purchased books dealing with elements of lynching, enough to incidentally develop a "lynching section in [his] library". [1] Everett attributes the humor in his novels, including The Trees, to the influence of Mark Twain. [2] [3]
$200,238 [1] (North America only) No Place on Earth is a 2012 documentary film produced, written and directed by Janet Tobias , based on Esther Stermer's memoir We Fight to Survive . It was released theatrically in the United States on April 5, 2013.