Twice Trodden Ground
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good , price clipped
Markings: No markings
A reflective work of Australian natural history and memoir, Twice Trodden Ground chronicles Barbara York Main's return to the landscapes of Western Australia that shaped her early career as a zoologist and naturalist. With a lyrical yet scientifically grounded voice, Main revisits the arid scrublands and their remarkable inhabitants — from trapdoor spiders to ancient flora — illuminating how these ecosystems have changed over decades of human encroachment and environmental shift. The narrative weaves personal recollection with ecological observation, presenting a deeply intimate portrait of a scientist's lifelong relationship with the land. Meditative in tone, the work argues powerfully for the importance of sustained, patient attention to the natural world, reminding readers that true understanding of a landscape can only be earned through time and repeated witness.
Author: Barbara York Main
Format: Hardback
Published: 1971, The Jacaranda Press
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good , price clipped
Markings: No markings
A reflective work of Australian natural history and memoir, Twice Trodden Ground chronicles Barbara York Main's return to the landscapes of Western Australia that shaped her early career as a zoologist and naturalist. With a lyrical yet scientifically grounded voice, Main revisits the arid scrublands and their remarkable inhabitants — from trapdoor spiders to ancient flora — illuminating how these ecosystems have changed over decades of human encroachment and environmental shift. The narrative weaves personal recollection with ecological observation, presenting a deeply intimate portrait of a scientist's lifelong relationship with the land. Meditative in tone, the work argues powerfully for the importance of sustained, patient attention to the natural world, reminding readers that true understanding of a landscape can only be earned through time and repeated witness.