John Lewis-Stempel Collection 3 Books Set Glorious Life of the Oak, Secret Life

John Lewis-Stempel Collection 3 Books Set (The Glorious Life of the Oak, The Secret Life of the Owl, The Private Life of the Hare):\nThe Glorious Life of the Oak:\nMany of our ancestors - the Angles, the Saxons, the Norse - came to the British Isles in longships made of oak. For centuries the oak touched every part of a Briton's life - from cradle to coffin It was oak that made the 'wooden walls' of Nelson's navy, and the navy that allowed Britain to rule the world. Even in the digital Apple age, the real oak has resonance - the word speaks of fortitude, antiquity, pastoralism.The Glorious Life of the Oak explores our long relationship with this iconic tree; it considers the life-cycle of the oak, the flora and fauna that depend on the oak, the oak as medicine, food and drink, where Britain's mightiest oaks can be found, and it tells of oak stories from folklore, myth and legend.\nThe Private Life of the Hare:\nThe hare, a night creature and country-dweller, is a rare sight for most .