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Product Identifiers
PublisherYale University Press
ISBN-100300219873
ISBN-139780300219876
eBay Product ID (ePID)222130964
Product Key Features
Book TitleHawthorn : the Tree That Has Nourished, Healed, and Inspired Through the Ages
Number of Pages272 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2016
TopicLife Sciences / Botany, Plants / Trees, World
IllustratorYes
GenreNature, Science, History
AuthorBill Vaughn
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight12.8 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width6.6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition23
Reviews"The hawthorn story is as multi-layered as its appearance and Vaughn's narrative is tight, but never impenetrable."--Jack Watkins, Optima, "The hawthorn story is as multi-layered as its appearance and Vaughn's narrative is tight, but never impenetrable."--Jack Watkins, Optima
Dewey Decimal583/.73
SynopsisAn engaging introduction to the ancient hawthorn tree and its varied roles in human history One of humankind's oldest companions, the hawthorn tree is bound up in the memories of every recorded age and the plot lines of cultures across the Northern Hemisphere. In Hawthorn, Bill Vaughn examines the little-recognized political, cultural, and natural history of this ancient spiky plant. Used for thousands of years in the impenetrable living fences that defined the landscapes of Europe, the hawthorn eventually helped feed the class antagonism that led to widespread social upheaval. In the American Midwest, hawthorn-inspired hedges on the prairies made nineteenth-century farming economically rewarding for the first time. Later, in Normandy, mazelike hedgerows bristling with these thorns nearly cost the Allies World War II. Vaughn shines light on the full scope of the tree's influence over human events. He also explores medicinal value of the hawthorn, the use of its fruit in the world's first wine, and the symbolic role its spikes and flowers played in pagan beliefs and Christian iconography. As entertaining as it is illuminating, this book is the first full appreciation of the hawthorn's abundant connections with humanity.
LC Classification NumberQK495.R78V38 2016
