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Meetings with Remarkable Trees
Thomas Pakenham, chairman of the Irish Tree Society, has culled 60 trees from among thousands of impressive specimens throughout Britain and Ireland in this stunning collection of very large, very ancient, tree personalities. With luminous color photographs and literate "biographies", this book is perfect for both the active and armchair naturalist and well as general tree...more
Paperback, 192 pages
Published
November 10th 1998
by Random House
(first published September 23rd 1997)
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There are trees in the book that seem to reach to the sky. Trees that are so large, they act as living rooms to humans. Trees that could only have been brought to us by the mythological giants of old, for who else would have been able to tend to these fascinating ancients.
This book focuses upon trees both native to Britain and those brought from abroad and planted for the citizens to revere. My favorite is the Xerxes tree, a Plane Tree at Cambridge. The story goes that Persia's greatest king saw...more
This book focuses upon trees both native to Britain and those brought from abroad and planted for the citizens to revere. My favorite is the Xerxes tree, a Plane Tree at Cambridge. The story goes that Persia's greatest king saw...more
I consider myself a semi-outdoorsman. I’m not as hardcore as many of my friends. I’ve had friends who have kayaked the Aleutian Islands looking for (and finding) mummies. I’ve had others who have hiked the Appalachian Trail in its entirety. Still others friends have spent a Winter (well, their Summer) in Antarctica.
Me? I’ve been on a few week-long canoeing trips. I love to hike the hills and walk up mountains. I’ve done more than my share of camping, whether in the true wilds or in State Parks....more
Me? I’ve been on a few week-long canoeing trips. I love to hike the hills and walk up mountains. I’ve done more than my share of camping, whether in the true wilds or in State Parks....more
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stunning photography, and actual genuine histories or stories of mad trees in some country that's not australia hmmph!
ah well, i am glad someone thought to make a book so i can see such remarkable trees and read the stories attatched, i may never get to travel there - this is the next best thing.
some of these trees are humungous, amazing, stunning and awe inspiring. a lovely whimsical informative read, and pictures that'd make your green thumb twitch....
lovely! well worth a flick through just fo...more
ah well, i am glad someone thought to make a book so i can see such remarkable trees and read the stories attatched, i may never get to travel there - this is the next best thing.
some of these trees are humungous, amazing, stunning and awe inspiring. a lovely whimsical informative read, and pictures that'd make your green thumb twitch....
lovely! well worth a flick through just fo...more
Beautiful photography combined with fascinating text makes this book stand out. It's the ideal read for anyone who loves history, the British Isles and, of course, trees.
I didn't read much of this book, but looked at all of the extraordinary pictures. The tress are all outside of the US, but there are some wonderful specimans. Many I would love to sit in or on. This would make a wonderful coffee table book.
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You just have to see this one, amazing pictures!
This book is remarkable. If trees could talk! The author did an amazing job of telling the stories of these remarkable old trees.
remarkable book!
Although the photography is (again) excellent, I really got the feeling that the first book was better than this one as Pakenham didn't really have much to say about the trees as such; almost as if he just went in for it for the money.
This book was interesting. The pictures were gorgeous, the writing was witty and informative, and it really held my attention. Everyone should have this much respect for the plants which allow us to breathe, write, and build houses.
I was lucky enough to find this gem of a book at my library's used book sale. What a lovely book. The photography of these beautiful old trees is stupendous. Have you hugged a tree book today? I have.
This book contains beautiful pictures and information on some of the British Isles most astonishing trees. Great for any tree lover!
Best tree picture book ever. Hours of joy looking through the pages. Dreams of trees to visit some day.
My father gave me this book for Christmas a few years ago - wow! I have some pilgrimmages to make!!
May 11, 2008
Kipahni
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a charming book with beautiful photography.
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Thomas Francis Dermot Pakenham, 8th Earl of Longford, is known simply as Thomas Pakenham. He is an Anglo-Irish historian and arborist who has written several prize-winning books on the diverse subjects of Victorian and post-Victorian British history and trees. He is the son of Frank Pakenham, 7th Earl of Longford, a Labour minister and human rights campaigner, and Elizabeth Longford.
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