A Brief History of Forestry: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

A Brief History of Forestry, credited to Bernhard Eduard Fernow, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of A Brief History of Forestry by Bernhard Eduard Fernow. Read in English by LibriVox Volunteers. An accessible, comprehensive summary of the science and art of forestry, from its ancient roots to its 20th century techniques (many of which are still used today). This book synthesizes forestry efforts and practices from around the globe, providing the reader with unique lens into the sociocultural, historic and, of course, economic processes of nearly every world region. (Summary by jvanstan)

Recording facts

• Recording title: A Brief History of Forestry
• Author credits: Bernhard Eduard Fernow
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 34
• Listed recording duration: 15:28:59

Catalogue topics

• trees
• wood
• forests
• environmental science
• sustainability

Opening tracks: first 24 of 34

1. 00 - Prefaces — 5:16
2. 01 - Introduction — 12:59
3. 02 - The Forests of the Ancients — 25:43
4. 03 - Germany: From Earliest Times to End of Middle Ages — 40:20
5. 04 - Germany: First Development of Forestry Methods (1500-1800) — 47:15
6. 05 - Germany: First Development of Forestry Methods (1500-1800), continued — 44:38
7. 06 - Germany: Development in the Nineteenth Century — 55:03
8. 07 - Germany: Development in the Nineteenth Century, continued — 55:40
9. 08 - Austria-Hungary — 49:02
10. 09 - Austria-Hungary: Hungary — 11:05
11. 10 - Switzerland — 32:38
12. 11 - France — 52:43
13. 12 - France, continued — 33:17
14. 13 - Russia and Finland — 44:04
15. 14 - Russia and Finland: Finland — 14:47
16. 15 - The Scandinavian States: Sweden — 37:56
17. 16 - The Scandinavian States: Norway — 14:31
18. 17 - The Scandinavian States: Denmark — 8:56
19. 18 - The Mediterranean Peninsulas: Turkish and Slavish Territories — 12:56
20. 19 - The Mediterranean Peninsulas: Greece — 11:43
21. 20 - The Mediterranean Peninsulas: Italy — 24:25
22. 21 - The Mediterranean Peninsulas: Spain — 18:08
23. 22 - The Mediterranean Peninsulas: Portugal — 6:42
24. 23 - Great Britain and Her Colonies — 26:16

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