Official State Flowers and Trees: Their Unique Stories - Hardcover

Nord, Glynda Joy

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1490731334 ISBN 13: 9781490731339

Publisher: Trafford Publishing, 2014

Synopsis

This all inclusive book explains the history behind our nation's selection of its flowers and trees. The stories are rich with political intrigues, legends, deception, botanical history, war and conquest, and humor, which makes each state's adoption a unique tale. For over a century, each state has adopted a flower and tree as symbols for its state and its people; in fact, some states have chosen several representatives. All state trees, except Hawaii's, are native to the state they represent. However, that is not the case with the state flowers as many of them are from other parts of the world. Whether legislators adopted them for the importance to their state's history, economy, or natives rare or common within the state, these symbols are highly honored by Americans. But, if the legislator's choices were simple, there would not be a need for this book, as their selections were extremely colorful as the flowers and grand as the trees.

About this title

About the Author

Glynda Joy Nord is a retired florist. Even though she no longer works with flowers on a daily bases, she is still involved in the floral industry as a contributor to Examiner.com, an online media company, in which she writes an Austin Flowers and Trees column. She was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota, but as a "military brat" lived mostly throughout the northeastern and southern states, until her family moved to Texas in 1968. Although Glynda was not born in Texas, she describes herself as a true Texan claiming, "I got here as soon as I could" She lives in Round Rock, Texas with her husband Richard, a retiree from the Texas Army National Guard. Upon his retirement in 2004, Glynda was commissioned as an official "Yellow Rose of Texas" by Governor Rick Perry.

Edition details

• Publisher: Trafford Publishing
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1490731334
• ISBN 13: 9781490731339
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 242