The Golden Spruce : The award-winning international bestseller

Cornerstone

The Golden SpruceThe award-winning international bestseller\nAuthor(s): John Vaillant\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cornerstone, United Kingdom\nImprint: Arrow Books Ltd\nISBN-13: 9780099515791, 978-0099515791\nSynopsis\nTHE AWARD-WINNING INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER, FROM THE AUTHOR OF FIRE WEATHER, WINNER OF THE 2023 BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NONFICTION\nWINNER OF A WINDHAM-CAMPBELL PRIZE 2014\n\n'Absolutely spellbinding' New York Times\n'Will change how many people think about nature' Sebastian Junger\n______________________________________\n\nJOURNEY INTO THE HEART OF NORTH AMERICA'S LAST GREAT FOREST.\n\nOn a bleak winter night in 1997, a British Columbia timber scout named Grant Hadwin committed an act of shocking violence: he destroyed the legendary Golden Spruce of the Queen Charlotte Islands. With its rich colours, towering height and luminous needles, the tree was a scientific marvel, beloved by the local Haida people who believed it sacred.\n\nThe Golden Spruce tells the storY