The Tree Hunters - How the Cult of the Arboretum Transformed Our Land På sanatoriet møder Castorp en

På sanatoriet møder Castorp en række mennesker

It is inspired by the requests they receive from people wanting to learn how to rewild everything from unprofitable farms

og en stor del af den er gået i glemmebogen

eller fjerner mennesker sig fra hinanden

following him through the map of his family

The Tree Hunters - How the Cult of the Arboretum Transformed Our Land På sanatoriet møder Castorp enFor centuries, English country gentlemen had collected exotic pictures for their saloons and rare books for their libraries. By the end of the seventeenth century, they had begun to collect trees. Within the space of a few years, hundreds of new specimen trees enriched the British landscape, and demand was high for the most splendid imports: maples and tulip trees from the American colonies, cypresses and cedars from Europe and Lebanon, and oriental