EPISODE · Nov 12, 2015 · 7H 59M
Robert Penn presents The Man Who Made Things Out of Trees
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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/249430 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Man Who Made Things Out of Trees Author: Robert Penn Narrator: Robert Penn Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 59 minutes Release date: November 12, 2015 Genres: Animals & Nature Publisher's Summary: enguin presents the unabridged, downloadable, audiobook edition of The Man Who Made Things Out Of Trees, written and read by Robert Penn. Robert Penn cut down an ash tree to see how many things could be made from it. After all, ash is the tree we have made the greatest and most varied use of over the course of human history. Journeying from Wales across Europe and Ireland to the USA, Robert finds that the ancient skills and knowledge of the properties of ash, developed over millennia making wheels and arrows, furniture and baseball bats, are far from dead. The book chronicles how the urge to understand and appreciate trees still runs through us all like grain through wood.
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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/249430 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Man Who Made Things Out of Trees Author: Robert Penn Narrator: Robert Penn Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 59 minutes Release date: November 12, 2015 Genres: Animals & Nature Publisher's Summary: enguin presents the unabridged, downloadable, audiobook edition of The Man Who Made Things Out Of Trees, written and read by Robert Penn. Robert Penn cut down an ash tree to see how many things could be made from it. After all, ash is the tree we have made the greatest and most varied use of over the course of human history. Journeying from Wales across Europe and Ireland to the USA, Robert finds that the ancient skills and knowledge of the properties of ash, developed over millennia making wheels and arrows, furniture and baseball bats, are far from dead. The book chronicles how the urge to understand and appreciate trees still runs through us all like grain through wood.
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