Battle For The Franklin
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.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
One of the most defining environmental struggles in Australian history, Battle for the Franklin chronicles the fierce and passionate campaign to save Tasmania's wild Franklin River from being dammed and destroyed forever. Roger Green draws on firsthand accounts and meticulous research to detail the grassroots movement that united scientists, activists, politicians, and ordinary citizens in a fight that would ultimately shape the nation's environmental conscience. Set against the breathtaking and ancient wilderness of south-west Tasmania — one of the last great temperate rainforests on Earth — the narrative captures both the raw beauty of the landscape and the urgent desperation of those determined to protect it. Green's account stands as a landmark work in Australian conservation literature, presenting the Franklin campaign not merely as a local dispute but as a watershed moment in global environmentalism. His writing is urgent and authoritative, illustrating how a remote river became the symbol of a movement, and how that movement forced a federal government to act. For anyone who wonders how ordinary people can change the course of history, this is the book that proves it is possible — and reveals just how close the Franklin came to being lost forever.
Author: Roger Green
Format: Paperback
Genre: Australian history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
One of the most defining environmental struggles in Australian history, Battle for the Franklin chronicles the fierce and passionate campaign to save Tasmania's wild Franklin River from being dammed and destroyed forever. Roger Green draws on firsthand accounts and meticulous research to detail the grassroots movement that united scientists, activists, politicians, and ordinary citizens in a fight that would ultimately shape the nation's environmental conscience. Set against the breathtaking and ancient wilderness of south-west Tasmania — one of the last great temperate rainforests on Earth — the narrative captures both the raw beauty of the landscape and the urgent desperation of those determined to protect it. Green's account stands as a landmark work in Australian conservation literature, presenting the Franklin campaign not merely as a local dispute but as a watershed moment in global environmentalism. His writing is urgent and authoritative, illustrating how a remote river became the symbol of a movement, and how that movement forced a federal government to act. For anyone who wonders how ordinary people can change the course of history, this is the book that proves it is possible — and reveals just how close the Franklin came to being lost forever.