10 Contents 



The Hemlock 115 



The Balsam Fir 118 



The Red Cedar 121 



The Beech 124 



The Chestnut 128 



The Shagbark Hickory 131 



The White Oak 135 



The American Elm 139 



The Canoe Birch 142 



The Tulip Tree 146 



The Sugar Maple . . .150 



Work in the Woods 



With the Woodsmen 157 



The Backwoods Dining Room 160 



Felling the Trees 163 



Hauling the Logs 166 



The Log Drive . . . .169 



Western Woods 173 



The Mill . 176 



By-Products of the Forest 



Paper Made from Wood . . . 181 



The Charcoal Burners 187 



Leather Tanned with Bark . .193 



The Turpentine Orchard 197 



Spruce Gum 203 



The History of Maple Sugar 206 



Trees in American History 



Penn's Treaty Tree 217 



The Charter Oak 219 



The Boston Liberty Tree 223 



The Washington Elm 227 



The Sequoias of California 229 



