Like Nothing On This Earth: A Literary History of the Wheatbelt by Tony Hughes-d'Aeth

Like Nothing On This Earth: A Literary History of the Wheatbelt by Tony Hughes-d'Aeth

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Book Type: SECONDHAND
ISBN: 9781742589244
Author: Tony Hughes-d'Aeth
Edition: 1st Edition
Publisher: UWA Publishing
Place: Crawley WA
Year: 2017
Format: Paperback
Pages: 520 pages
Period: 20th Century

Book Description

Secondhand. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. A few foxing spots on preliminary page right side. Signed by author.

During the twentieth century, the southwestern corner of Australia was cleared for intensive agriculture. In the space of several decades, an arc from Esperance to Geraldton, an area of land larger than England, was cleared of native flora for the farming of grain and livestock.

Today, satellite maps show a sharp line ringing Perth. Inside that line, tan-coloured land is the most visible sign from space of human impact on the planet. Where once there was a vast mosaic of scrub and forest, there is now the Western Australian Wheatbelt.

Tony Hughes-d'Aeth examines the creation of the Wheatbelt through its creative writing. Some of Australia's most well-known and significant writers - Albert Facey, Peter Cowan, Dorothy Hewett, Jack Davis, Elizabeth Jolley, and John Kinsella - wrote about their experience of the Wheatbelt. Each gives insight into the human and environmental effects of this massive-scale agriculture. (back cover)

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