A Cultural History of Wood

Look around you. How many things in your immediate vicinity are made of wood? And how many are made of plastic -- but crafted to look like wood? Historian Harvey Green is fascinated by mankind's relationship with wood -- from its practical uses to our spiritual and cultural connection to it. He joins us for an exploration of one of the most common but treasured materials on earth.

Harvey Green is professor of History at Northeastern University. His new book is called Wood: Craft, Culture, History.