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Books on Trees and Forests

American Canopy: Trees, Forests, and the Making of a Nation by Eric Rutkow: “A deeply fascinating survey of American history through a particularly interesting angle.” —Anthony Doerr, The Boston Globe
The Dying of the Trees: The Pandemic in America's Forests by Charles E. Little: Looks at the reasons why trees are dying in American forests.
Forests by Robert Pogue Harrison: An exploration of the role of forests in Western thought.
Nature's Temples: The Complex World of Old-Growth Forests by Joan Maloof: Offers a rare view into how the life-forms in an ancient, undisturbed forest—including not only its majestic trees but also its insects, plant life, fungi, and mammals—differ from the life-forms in a forest manipulated by humans.
The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate by Peter Wohlleben: Reveals an astonishing world.
How Forests Think: Toward an Anthropology Beyond the Human by Eduardo Kohn: Explains why humans need to understand how other beings think.
Reading the Forested Landscape: A Natural History of New England by Tom Wessels: Etched into the land is the history of how we have inhabited it, the storms and fires that have shaped it, and its response to these and other changes.
Should Trees Have Standing? Law, Morality, and the Environment by Christopher Stone: Originally published in 1972, launched a worldwide debate on the basic nature of legal rights.