xviii, 233 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 21 cm
Note
Includes a new afterword by the author.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-220) and index.
Summary
Describes the efforts of a former alcoholic nurseryman, whose near-death experience prompted him to attempt to find the best specimens of the U.S.'s 872 known species of trees and use them to propagate their offspring around the world.
