The Legacy of Luna
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| Author | Julia Butterfly Hill |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Publisher | HarperSanFrancisco |
Publication date | April 1, 2000 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardcover and paperback) |
| Pages | 272 pp; 1st edition |
| ISBN | 0-06-251658-2 |
| OCLC | 43115158 |
| 333.75/16/092 B 21 | |
| LC Class | SD129.H53 A3 2000 |
The Legacy of Luna is a book written by Julia Butterfly Hill about her experiences while treesitting in a tree named Luna in the late 1990s.
The book is based on true events and written like a diary of the two years Julia Butterfly Hill spent squatting in an ancient redwood in order to protect it. The tree had been named Luna by activists.[1]
Hill began treesitting in December 1997 and stopped when she made a deal with the Pacific Lumber Company. In a first person narrative, Hill relates how she appealed to the universal spirit and spoke to the tree. All profits went to the Circle of Life Foundation. The book was published by HarperCollins in 2000.[2]
Reception
Publishers Weekly found her book a "a remarkable inspirational document" whilst also disparaging her "mushy New Age ruminations".[2] Other reviews also enjoyed the first person account of events and praised Hill's activism.[3][4]
