The Remarkable Reverend Clarke: The Life and Times of the Father of Australian Geology by Elena Grainger

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Secondhand. Very good condition. Ex library copy with external sticker. Stamps, date due slip, borrower's pocket, and writing on the inside pages. Price sticker on inside page has been covered with blank ex libris bookplate sticker. Dust jacket has a small tear at left edge back cover. Dust jacket is now enclosed in a glossy protective dust jacket protector. Body text and binding are still excellent.

William Branwhite Clarke (1798-1878) was an outstanding example of that 19th-century phenomenon, the clergyman-geologist, as attached to his hammer as to his bible.

The first trained field geologist to make his permanent home in Australia, Clarke made many notable discoveries, particularly in the Hunter Valley coalfields, and was officially confirmed by the government as the first man to find gold in Australia in 1841.

In this affectionate and entertaining biography, Elena Grainger captures the flavour of the man and the social climate of his times and rediscovers his important work. (book flap)