Mighty Giants: An American Chestnut Anthology

While this book has nothing to do with hedgehogs, it is about the history of the American chestnut tree. And what are chestnut burrs colloquially called? Hedgehogs or porcupine eggs! Some of Hamor Hollow Hedgehogs's adorable baby hedgie prickle balls make a cameo on an entry about hedgehog burrs. AUTHOR'S DESCRIPTION Mighty Giants: An American Chestnut Anthology is the inspiring story of an American symbol and the struggle to save it from the brink of extinction, the saga of a unique and exceptional tree that supported a way of life, that fed and sheltered our ancestors, and touched almost every phase of our existence. From Indians and early explorers, to colonists, naturalists, loggers, industrialists, and beyond, from presidents, poets, and artists, including Jefferson, Lincoln, Carter, Thoreau, Frost, Homer, Andrew Wyeth, and many more, the story of our once mighty, towering native chestnut tree is a lesson for our times. It is ultimately a story of how people, working together, can