A Million Wild Acres: 200 Years Of Man And An Australian Forest
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: First ed.
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Previous owner,Fair - Rubbed edges and bumping on spine and corners
Condition remarks: Foxing on block of book, text otherwise clear. usual wear and tear for age of book - in good condition.
In the heart of New South Wales, a vast forest stretches across a million wild acres — and Eric Rolls's landmark work, A Million Wild Acres, chronicles the extraordinary 200-year relationship between European settlers and the Pilliga scrub, one of Australia's most ancient and untamed landscapes. From the first tentative intrusions of explorers and timber-cutters to the sweeping ecological transformations wrought by farming, grazing, and industry, Rolls reconstructs a vivid and deeply researched portrait of a living wilderness reshaped by human hands. Rolls writes with the precision of a naturalist and the lyrical authority of a poet, weaving together Indigenous history, colonial records, and intimate ecological observation into a tapestry that is as scientifically rigorous as it is emotionally resonant. A Million Wild Acres stands as one of the foundational texts of Australian environmental literature, a passionate argument for understanding the land on its own terms — and a haunting meditation on what is gained, and irretrievably lost, when civilisation meets the wild.
Author: Eric Rolls
Format: Hardback
Published: 1981, Nelson
Genre: Australian history
Edition: First ed.
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Previous owner,Fair - Rubbed edges and bumping on spine and corners
Condition remarks: Foxing on block of book, text otherwise clear. usual wear and tear for age of book - in good condition.
In the heart of New South Wales, a vast forest stretches across a million wild acres — and Eric Rolls's landmark work, A Million Wild Acres, chronicles the extraordinary 200-year relationship between European settlers and the Pilliga scrub, one of Australia's most ancient and untamed landscapes. From the first tentative intrusions of explorers and timber-cutters to the sweeping ecological transformations wrought by farming, grazing, and industry, Rolls reconstructs a vivid and deeply researched portrait of a living wilderness reshaped by human hands. Rolls writes with the precision of a naturalist and the lyrical authority of a poet, weaving together Indigenous history, colonial records, and intimate ecological observation into a tapestry that is as scientifically rigorous as it is emotionally resonant. A Million Wild Acres stands as one of the foundational texts of Australian environmental literature, a passionate argument for understanding the land on its own terms — and a haunting meditation on what is gained, and irretrievably lost, when civilisation meets the wild.