Who Saved the Redwoods
The Unsung Heroines of the 1920s Who Fought for Our Redwood Forests
Published on 1. January 2019
234 pages
978-1-62894-375-7 (ISBN)
Description
Powerful lumber interests stood in the way of the first campaigns to save the redwood trees of Humboldt County, California, but they were boldly opposed and pushed back. This history of the early 1900s recalls the Progressive Era crusades of women and men who prevailed against great odds, protecting the best of California's northern redwood forests.
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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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