The Golden Spruce by John Vaillant name:Paperback Austin Perlmutter

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The Golden Spruce by John Vaillant name:Paperback Austin PerlmutterIn 1997, British Columbia timber scout, Grant Hadwin, committed an act of shocking violence on the Queen Charlotte Islands. In a bizarre environmental protest, Hadwin attacked a legendary Sitka tree: 300 years old, 50 metres take and covered with luminous golden needles. Two days later, it fell, horrifying an entire community. Not only was the golden spruce a scientific marvel and a tourist attraction, it was sacred to the Haida people and beloved by