New Earth Charter
A Testament of Richard St. Barbe Baker

 

Man of the Trees - Selected Writings
of Richard St. Barbe Baker
Edited by Karen Gridley

 

Some Major Published Books
of Richard St. Barbe Baker

St. Barbe was working on his 31st book at the time of his passing. The 17 books below were among those published during his lifetime.

They are now all out-of-print.

Each underlined item below leads to information and/or an excerpt. An example of the press coverage he received, as well as two of the many magazine articles he wrote, are available at the bottom below. Check back to this page: more content will be added.

 

Excerpted from two of his books: Lost in the Bamboo

 

The Brotherhood of the Trees (circa mid-1920's)
excerpt: A Buffalo Hunt

Men of the Trees - In the Mahogany Forests
of Kenya and Nigeria (1931)
excerpt: Katootero and His Honeybird



Among the Trees (1935)



Trees - A Book of the Seasons (1940)



The Redwoods (1943)
excerpt: The Balance of Nature

 

I Planted Trees (1944)
excerpt: A Terrifying Experience

 

Africa Drums (1945)

 

Green Glory (1949)

 

Sahara Challenge (1954)
A Map of the Expedition
excerpt: Quicksand & the Lone Trees

 

Kabongo (1955)

 

Dance of the Trees (1956)
excerpt: Lessons of the Cree Indians

 

Land of Tane - The Threat of Erosion (1956)
excerpt: Mission Statement of the Men of the Trees

 

*Kamiti - A Forester's Dream (1958)

 

*Horse Sense - Horses in War and Peace (1962)

 

*Sahara Conquest (1966)

 

*My Life, My Trees (1970)

 

*Famous Trees of Bible Lands (1974)


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An example of the newspaper coverage of Richard St. Barbe Baker's message: Lack of tree cover in Australia 'desperate' (From The Land, Oct. 8, 1981)

For those who are comfortable opening PDF files, click below. These two articles require the free Adobe Acrobat Reader (which many people already have installed on their computer, whether they are aware of it or not.)

California Coast Redwoods (From World Order magazine, Fall 1967)

Sahara Reclamation: A Garden and a Paradise in the Making
(From World Order magazine, Winter 1968-69)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 






 

 
   
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