{"product_id":"elderflora-9781035009053","title":"Elderflora","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Jacques Barzun Prize in Cultural History\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘A masterful blend of natural and human history . . . Farmer’s Elderflora aren’t just amazing old organisms, but a backdrop against which human drama, hubris and decency play out.’ – \u003ci\u003eNew Scientist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Fascinating’ –\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Observer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCombining rigorous research with lyrical writing, \u003ci\u003eElderflora \u003c\/i\u003echronicles the complex roles ancient trees have played in the modern world and illuminates how we might need old trees now more than ever.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHumans have always revered long-lived trees. But as historian Jared Farmer reveals in \u003ci\u003eElderflora\u003c\/i\u003e, our respect took a modern turn in the eighteenth century when naturalists embarked on a quest to locate and precisely date the oldest living things on earth. The new science of tree time prompted travellers to visit ancient specimens and conservationists to protect sacred groves. Exploitation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJared Farmer brings both classic and state-of-the-art botany alive\u003c\/b\u003e . . . he shows singular insight into how we do what we do—and perhaps more importantly—why we spend our lives studying trees. -- Hope Jahren, author of \u003ci\u003eLab Girl\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhile it is true that the trees have no tongues, that doesn’t mean they don’t speak to us \u003c\/b\u003e. . . Read Jared Farmer’s lucid and fascinating book to discover the . . . mysteries told by elderflora. -- Michael Mann, author of \u003ci\u003eThe New Climate War\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pan Macmillan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406676173143,"sku":"9781035009053","price":16.14,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781035009053.jpg?v=1730496738","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/elderflora-9781035009053","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}