Intro; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword by Joe Medeiros; Introduction; 1 The Mammoth Trees of California; 2 To Name Is to Know; 3 A Grove Called Mariposa; 4 An Arboreal Mecca; 5 Yet Grander Forests; 6 A Wandering Scot; 7 Free for the Taking; 8 Of Tunnel Trees and National Parks; 9 For the Greater Good; 10 A Source of Inspiration; 11 Science and Time; 12 Running into Limits; 13 Words as Grand as Trees; 14 Belonging to All; 15 Kindled Light; 16 Worth the Fight; Epilogue; Acknowledgments; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About the Author; About the Sierra College Press