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| Original Title: | The Legacy of Luna: The Story of a Tree, a Woman and the Struggle to Save the Redwoods |
| ISBN: | 0062516590 (ISBN13: 9780062516596) |
| Edition Language: | English |
Julia Butterfly Hill
Paperback | Pages: 262 pages Rating: 3.95 | 2068 Users | 258 Reviews
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| Title | : | The Legacy of Luna: The Story of a Tree, a Woman, and the Struggle to Save the Redwoods |
| Author | : | Julia Butterfly Hill |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 262 pages |
| Published | : | April 3rd 2001 by HarperOne (first published 2000) |
| Categories | : | Nonfiction. Autobiography. Memoir. Environment. Nature. Biography |
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On December 18, 1999, Julia Butterfly Hill's feet touched the ground for the first time in over two years, as she descended from "Luna," a thousandyear-old redwood in Humboldt County, California.Hill had climbed 180 feet up into the tree high on a mountain on December 10, 1997, for what she thought would be a two- to three-week-long "tree-sit." The action was intended to stop Pacific Lumber, a division of the Maxxam Corporation, from the environmentally destructive process of clear-cutting the ancient redwood and the trees around it. The area immediately next to Luna had already been stripped and, because, as many believed, nothing was left to hold the soil to the mountain, a huge part of the hill had slid into the town of Stafford, wiping out many homes.
Over the course of what turned into an historic civil action, Hill endured El Nino storms, helicopter harassment, a ten-day siege by company security guards, and the tremendous sorrow brought about by an old-growth forest's destruction. This story--written while she lived on a tiny platform eighteen stories off the ground--is one that only she can tell.
Twenty-five-year-old Julia Butterfly Hill never planned to become what some have called her--the Rosa Parks of the environmental movement. Shenever expected to be honored as one of Good Housekeeping's "Most Admired Women of 1998" and George magazine's "20 Most Interesting Women in Politics," to be featured in People magazine's "25 Most Intriguing People of the Year" issue, or to receive hundreds of letters weekly from young people around the world. Indeed, when she first climbed into Luna, she had no way of knowing the harrowing weather conditions and the attacks on her and her cause. She had no idea of the loneliness she would face or that her feet wouldn't touch ground for more than two years. She couldn't predict the pain of being an eyewitness to the attempted destruction of one of the last ancient redwood forests in the world, nor could she anticipate the immeasurable strength she would gain or the life lessons she would learn from Luna. Although her brave vigil and indomitable spirit have made her a heroine in the eyes of many, Julia's story is a simple, heartening tale of love, conviction, and the profound courage she has summoned to fight for our earth's legacy.
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Ratings: 3.95 From 2068 Users | 258 ReviewsArticle Containing Books The Legacy of Luna: The Story of a Tree, a Woman, and the Struggle to Save the Redwoods
You know when people ask ' If you could have lunch with anyone, who would pick' ? Well you might just want to consider adding Julia "Butterfly" Hill to that list of potential fantasy lunch dates!This humble story shows just how much one person really can make a difference. As Julia spends over 2 years living in a tree to protect the forest, we learn not only about her, but about how consumerism/greed, violence, and the lack of love in our society, is destroying our world.This is a truleyI remember when I first heard about the woman who lived in a tree for two years. Before I read the book, that line 'the woman called Butterfly who lived in a tree for two years' was a story I told. This story touched my heart completely.
I would never spend two years in a tree. I knew that before reading this book and I'm even more convinced now. However, I have the deepest respect for people who put their heart, soul and life into what they believe - at the same time, I'm well aware of the thin line between standing up for what you believe in and becoming a fanatic. On the most part, Julie Butterfly Hill stays on the right side of this line and I'm amazed at how she survived 738 days in an ancient redwood in California to try
I want to live in a tree!!!!
I love this story and never get tired of it.
I want to live in a tree!!!!
Julia Butterfly Hill lived in a redwood tree called "Luna" for 738 days to draw attention to the dangers of deforestation, and to save the old growth forest near Stafford, California. The clear-cutting practices of the Pacific Lumber Company had led to a series of events, including mudslides, the decimation of animal habitats, and the death of an environmental activist named David Chain. Believing that one person could make a difference, Julia climbed the tree with the support of an organization
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