The Face Of Australia
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Edition: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: price clipped dj
Beneath every sweeping plain, jagged mountain range, and ancient coastline lies a story written in stone — and Charles F. Laseron's The Face of Australia tells that story with the authority of a scientist and the passion of a true explorer. A pioneering work in popular geology and natural history, the book chronicles the immense geological forces that have shaped the Australian continent over billions of years, from the primordial seas that once covered vast inland regions to the volcanic activity that sculpted its dramatic peaks and the slow erosion that carved its iconic landmarks. Laseron presents the land itself as a living archive, guiding the reader through deserts, river systems, and coastal formations to reveal the deep history encoded in the very earth beneath their feet. Written with clarity and infectious enthusiasm, The Face of Australia stands as a landmark of Australian scientific literature, bringing accessible earth science to a broad readership at a time when the continent's natural identity was still being defined. Laseron — a naturalist and veteran of Douglas Mawson's Antarctic expeditions — brings firsthand observational rigour to every page, illustrating how landscape and geological time are inseparable from understanding Australia's unique character. For anyone who has ever gazed across the red dust of the Outback or stood at the edge of the Blue Mountains and wondered how it all came to be, this book provides not just answers, but a profound new way of seeing.
Author: Charles F. Laseron
Format: Hardback
Published: 1953, Angus & Robertson
Genre: Australian history
Edition: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: price clipped dj
Beneath every sweeping plain, jagged mountain range, and ancient coastline lies a story written in stone — and Charles F. Laseron's The Face of Australia tells that story with the authority of a scientist and the passion of a true explorer. A pioneering work in popular geology and natural history, the book chronicles the immense geological forces that have shaped the Australian continent over billions of years, from the primordial seas that once covered vast inland regions to the volcanic activity that sculpted its dramatic peaks and the slow erosion that carved its iconic landmarks. Laseron presents the land itself as a living archive, guiding the reader through deserts, river systems, and coastal formations to reveal the deep history encoded in the very earth beneath their feet. Written with clarity and infectious enthusiasm, The Face of Australia stands as a landmark of Australian scientific literature, bringing accessible earth science to a broad readership at a time when the continent's natural identity was still being defined. Laseron — a naturalist and veteran of Douglas Mawson's Antarctic expeditions — brings firsthand observational rigour to every page, illustrating how landscape and geological time are inseparable from understanding Australia's unique character. For anyone who has ever gazed across the red dust of the Outback or stood at the edge of the Blue Mountains and wondered how it all came to be, this book provides not just answers, but a profound new way of seeing.