
Who Saved the Redwoods
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Content
- Intro
- Prologue
- Introduction: 160 Million Years And Counting
- Chapter One: The Loss Of Carson Woods, 1913-1918
- A Noble Idea Takes Form
- The Nation Should Not Permit This Destruction
- The Prickly Congressional Politics of No
- Keeping Faith in Themselves
- An Avenue Opens
- Lost Forever to the World
- Chapter Two: First Encounters With Success, 1919-1921
- To Save 20,000 Acres
- "Joan of Arc" of the Redwoods
- Initial Donations of Land and Money
- The Pen Is Mightier Than the Ax
- A Turn Toward the State of California
- In Honor Of The Dearly Departed
- Chapter Three: The Ultimate Prize, 1922-1923
- The Timber Industry's Public Relations Problem
- An Awakening of Spirit
- Conservation, The Hope of Civilization
- In Memory of the Humboldt Pioneers
- Enter the Garden Club of America
- Chapter Four: Showdown In The Forest, 1924-1925
- Monument to a Founder
- A Profound Act of Civil Disobedience
- Preserve the Redwoods to Preserve Our Prosperity
- One Million Dollars from the Rockefeller Fortune
- One Hundred Dollars Buys a Tree
- Chapter Five: Outside Influences, 1926-1930
- The State Parks Movement Opens a Door
- A Free Inheritance from Past Ages
- The New Problem of Tourism
- A Who's Who of the Social Register Fortunes
- The Garden Club of America Redwoods
- Chapter Six: Celebrating Success, 1931-1934
- The World's Greatest Redwood Forests Are Saved
- Silence in the Children's Forest
- A Retrospective
- To the Women of California
- Fortunes of the Gold Rush
- The Grandest of All Wonders
- Afterword
- Epilogue
- Acknowledgements
- Appendix A: Charter member clubs of the Humboldt County Federation of Women's Clubs366
- Appendix B: Preserve an America Worth Fighting For
- Appendix C: The Garden Club of America's Redwood Grove
- Appendix D: Wild Flowers in The Garden Club of America Grove
- Endnotes
- Introduction: 160 Million Years and Counting
- Chapter One: The Loss of Carson Woods, 1913-1918
- Chapter Two: First Encounters With Success, 1919-1921
- Chapter Three: The Ultimate Prize, 1922-1923
- Chapter Four: Showdown In The Forest, 1924-1925
- Chapter Five: Outside Influences, 1926-1930
- Chapter Six: Celebrating Success, 1931-1934
- Afterword
- Epilogue
- Appendix A
- Appendix B
- Bibliography
- Books
- Academic Works and Papers
- Oral Histories
- Periodicals
- Government Documents
- California Federation of Women's Clubs Documents
- Humboldt County Women's Save the Redwoods League Documents
- Save the Redwoods League Documents
- Index
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