Youmna Jazzar Medlej

"Of all trees it is the cedar, our national emblem, that is closest to the
heart of the Lebanese. The cedar is featured on the flag. How did it get there?
What is special about this tree, and how long has it been emblematic of
Lebanon? To answer these questions, this book retraces the history of the king
of trees through the people that have known it, from Gilgamesh to modern
Lebanon, and gives us a glimpse of today's forests - to visit, but also to
save." --back cover