This is a valuable historical document. Although the book is more than 70 years old, its theme of the importance of our forests still resonates today. Excerpts from a book review by Robert A. Cockrell in the journal Science, Vol 111, Issue 2874, January 27, 1950, p. 97:

“Forests and Men comprise about two-thirds of the yearbook…It is subdivided into several sections…ecology; seeding and planting; genetics; management and care of private and public forests; protection from insects, diseases, parasites and fire; wildlife; water relations; wood utilization; history; economics and policy”.

…Through its [the book’s] pages there is a strong undercurrent of sound conservation of natural resources, a guide to action that we must follow if we are to give future generations a chance to attain a reasonably adequate standard of living. This book is highly recommended”.

A thick book on nothing but trees - articles of and about trees, collected and put together by the Dept of Agriculture. The tree as a living unit, as part of a group (Trees and Homes), as a forest (Forests and Men). Chapters on problems and values. Contains photos, maps, illustrations, methods of identification, locations of growth, indexes by name, references and publications. ( )