American Chestnut Reading

Join us on November 12th as we welcome Donald Davis, author of The American Chestnut: An Environmental History as he closes his promotional tour at Cowee School/Macon Arts and Heritage Center. Davis will be hosting a reading of his new book with copies available for purchase. Information about the author and a link to the book is provided here.

About the Author: Donald Edward Davis is an independent scholar, author, and former Fulbright fellow. He has authored or edited seven books, including Southern United States: An Environmental History. His second book, Where There Are Mountains: An Environmental History of the Southern Appalachians, won the prestigious Philip D. Reed Environmental Writing Award. Davis was also the founding member of the Georgia Chapter of the American Chestnut Foundation, serving as its president from 2005 to 2006. He is currently employed by the Harvard Forest as a part-time research scholar and lives in Washington, D.C.