This is a very unique book. When I said I was going to read unique books this year for the Canadian Book review challenge, I had no idea that I would find so many unique books. Wow!
The English longbow, made of rare yew wood, is unmatched for accuracy, speed of fire, and deadliness. It has shifted Europe's balance of power in the Middle Ages.
Schooners, those "able handsome ladies" of the sea, inaugurated a new era of global trade, carrying high-value cargoes of tea and spice to Europe and America with unmatched speed and reliability.
The violin, individual examples of which have personalities and histories as brilliant as the performers who play them, brought Western music to the pinnacle of expressiveness.
These three iconic artifacts exemplify the inventive ways human ingenuity has employed wood to change its culture and history. Wood is one of the most extraordinary natural substances.
In this sweeping and beautifully written history, award-winning author Marq de Villiers explores our relationship with wood, from ancient times to the present, from the forest to the workshop. Wood, he writes, has always been an essential companion to human development, and its most remarkable applications may still be ahead.
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