Home › Authors › Richard St. Barbe Baker Richard St. Barbe Baker b. 1889 – d. 1982 · 15 books Biography Richard St. Barbe Baker was an English biologist and botanist, environmental activist and author. He worked in Kenya, Nigeria, the Gold Coast, the Levante, and the American West Coast. Books by Richard St. Barbe Baker Famous trees of Bible lands 1974 Sahara Conquest 1966 Famous trees of New Zealand 1965 The True Book about Trees 1965 Kamiti 1960 Dance of the Trees 1956 Land of Tané 1956 Kabongo 1955 My Life, My Trees 1955 Sahara Challenge 1954 Africa Drums 1951 The Lasting Victories 1948 I planted trees 1944 Men of the trees 1931 The Brotherhood of the Trees 1930