The Ghost Forest: Racists, Radicals, and Real Estate in the California Redwoods -- Greg King - Hardcover
Author: Greg King
Publisher: PublicAffairs
Published: 06/06/2023
Pages: 480
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.60lbs
Size: 9.40h x 6.00w x 1.70d
ISBN: 9781541768673
Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 04/01/2023
Publishers Weekly 04/17/2023
Booklist 05/31/2023
About the Author
Greg King is an award-winning journalist and activist credited with spearheading the movement to protect Headwaters Forest, in Humboldt County, California. King initiated the "redwood wars" following the notorious 1985 takeover of the venerable Pacific Lumber Company by the Houston energy and real estate conglomerate Maxxam. Greg King has spent decades researching redwood logging and preservation efforts. King's articles and photographs have appeared in The Sun, Sierra, Smithsonian, Rolling Stone, Newsweek, the Portland Oregonian, the Sacramento Bee, Mother Jones and other publications. In 2016 the Environmental Protection Information Center presented King with its annual Sempervirens Lifetime Achievement Award. King lives in Humboldt County.