KOSCIUSKO: The Mountain in History
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Very good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
"Kosciusko: The Mountain in History" is an Australian historical and geographical study that traces the full human story of Australia's highest peak, from the first Aboriginal peoples who inhabited the high plains through the journeys of early European explorers, the summer grazing era of the mountain cattlemen, the birth of skiing and alpine recreation, and the transformative construction of the Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Scheme, building a comprehensive portrait of a landscape central to the national imagination.
Author: Alan E.J. Andrews
Format: Hardback
Published: 1991, Tabletop Press, O'Connor, Canberra
Condition remarks:
Book: Very good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
"Kosciusko: The Mountain in History" is an Australian historical and geographical study that traces the full human story of Australia's highest peak, from the first Aboriginal peoples who inhabited the high plains through the journeys of early European explorers, the summer grazing era of the mountain cattlemen, the birth of skiing and alpine recreation, and the transformative construction of the Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Scheme, building a comprehensive portrait of a landscape central to the national imagination.