{"product_id":"in-the-shade-of-the-pine-artists-writers-and-trees-in-america-1825-1876-9781682262887","title":"In the Shade of the Pine: Artists, Writers, and Trees in America, 1825-1876","description":"In recent years, there has been a growing recognition of the importance of trees both as allies in the fight against climate change and as sources of emotional well-being. In nineteenth-century America, against a backdrop of accelerating deforestation much like today's, writers and artists found emotional solace and symbolic meaning in the woods, identifying trees as a civic and spiritual good in need of preservation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn the Shade of the Pine: Artists, Writers, and Trees in America, 1825-1876\u003c\/i\u003e explores the significance of trees in the visual and literary imagination of mid-nineteenth-century America through the work of seven artists and writers: Thomas Cole's explorations of the Catskills; Albert Bierstadt's portrayal of the splendid trees of California, including the ancient giant sequoias; the paintings and drawings of Asher Brown Durand and Frederic Edwin Church; the photographs of William James Stillman; and the environmental writings of Susan Fenimore Cooper and Henry David Thoreau. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This richly illustrated volume shows the unique influence the ecology of their land had on the emotional and intellectual landscapes of a generation. In their careful study of the woods--the beauty of trees, their practical importance to human beings and other living creatures, and the power of the forest to confer spiritual and emotional benefits--these artists and writers laid the groundwork for an ecological consciousness that remains vitally relevant today. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Arkansas Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/22\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781682262887\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 214\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.49lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.59h x 7.81w x 0.72d","brand":"Christiana Payne","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52679544340661,"sku":"9781682262887","price":51.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/in-the-shade-of-the-pine-artists-writers-and-trees-in-america-1825-1876-9781682262887","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}