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Pause in space and go back in time. Explore the genesis of life on this earth and gain a true perspective. A study of the story of the forests of the past is full of romance. How came they into being?

— Richard St. Barbe Baker Green Glory: The Forests of the World (1949)

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Felling big timber is dangerous work, especially when the tops of the mighty trees are entangled with creepers.

Green Glory: The Forests of the World (1949)

Lydick proved that permanent, well-arranged tree plantings and crop shelter belts are as much of an asset as barns or plows. They are as essential to agriculture as modern factories are to industry.

Green Glory: The Forests of the World (1949)

The good forester will place nesting boxes to attract helpful birds, and farmers will do well to plant and protect hedgerow timber to provide nesting places for their feathered friends.
Birds are great distributors of tree seeds ...

Green Glory: The Forests of the World (1949)

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