000			02246cam a22003133u 4500
001			41972
003			UtSlPG
005			20260610133947.0
006			m
007			cr n
008			260607r2013||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d
010			_a14012822
040			_aUtSlPG
041		7	_aen _2iso639-1
050		4	_aQK
100	1		_aMills, Enos A., _d1870-1922
245	1	4	_aThe Story of a Thousand-Year Pine
264		1	_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2013
300			_a1 online resource : _bmultiple file formats
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aRelease date is 2013-02-02
508			_aProduced by Greg Bergquist, Matthew Wheaton and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
520			_a"The Story of a Thousand-Year Pine" by Enos A. Mills is a reflective nature piece written in the early 20th century. This book explores the life of a majestic yellow pine tree, affectionately named "Old Pine," which stood for over a thousand years in the southern Rockies. Through its narrative, Mills delves into the interaction between nature and humanity, portraying the profound history embedded within this ancient tree. The book chronicles the personal journey of the author as he discovers Old Pine and eventually witnesses its demise at the hands of loggers. Mills meticulously examines the tree's growth rings, each representing a year in its life, and recounts the trials it endured through naturally occurring calamities and human encounters. He imagines the stories hidden within its fibers, including the scars left by arrowheads, axe marks, and fire, connecting the tree's biography to the broader human history of exploration and settlement in the region. Ultimately, the narrative serves as a poignant meditation on the life of trees, the passage of time, and the delicate balance between preservation and progress. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534			_nOriginal publication data not identified
653			_aPine
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/41972
999			_c82811 _d82811