When the Trees Came Back Quotes

“As of 1840, there were 1,681,000 sheep grazing on Vermont’s denuded hills and valleys, and Addison County was producing more wool per acre than any other county in America.”
― Robert A. Mello, When the Trees Came Back: The Great Battle to Save Vermont's Forests

“For thousands of years the Abenaki and their ancestors had called this rugged territory their home, and for the last 150 years the Abenaki and their French allies had successfully defended it against incursion by their common enemy, the English.”
― Robert A. Mello, When the Trees Came Back: The Great Battle to Save Vermont's Forests