Trent Preszler - Evergreen

About this episode

This episode explores the impact of evergreen trees on American culture and history with Trent Preszler.

In this episode, learn about how evergreen trees have uniquely shaped America as we know it today, impacting how we build our homes, celebrate holidays, and more. In fact, the American Revolutionary War might have really started with the Pine Tree Riot, which happened a year before the Boston Tea Party! Smead Capital Management CEO and Portfolio Manager Cole Smead is joined by Trent Preszler, author of “Evergreen: The Trees That Shaped America.” Trent is also a professor of practice in the Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management at Cornell University and serves as director of the Henry David Thoreau Foundation's Planetary Solutions Initiative. To hear more, check out the full episode!

People in this episode

Host: Cole Smead

Guest: Trent Preszler

Topics covered

• evergreen trees
• American history
• home building
• holidays
• Pine Tree Riot
• economic impact

Keywords

• evergreen trees
• American history
• Cole Smead
• Trent Preszler
• Pine Tree Riot
• Boston Tea Party
• home building
• holidays

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Smead Capital Management, Cornell University, Henry David Thoreau Foundation

Books & works: Evergreen: The Trees That Shaped America

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