A Million Wild Acres

200 Years of Man and an Australian Forest

Eric Rolls

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Hale & Iremonger
01 May 2011

History; Regional & national history; Forests, rainforests

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30 years ago, a bomb landed in the field of Australian consciousness of itself and its land in the form of Eric Rolls' A Million Wild Acres. The ensuing explosion caused extensive and heated debate among historians, ecologists, environmentalists, poets and writers.

Now reissued in a commemorative 30th anniversary edition for a new generation of readers, and against the backdrop of renewed and urgent concern about climate change, it includes Tom Griffiths' seminal essay, The Writing of A Million Wild Acres, and a foreword by Les Murray drawn from his work Eric Rolls and the Golden Disobedience.

Here is a contentious story of men and their passion for land; of occupation and settlement; of destruction and growth. By following the tracks of these pioneers who crossed the Blue Mountains into northern NSW, Eric Rolls - poet, farmer and self-taught naturalist - wrote the history of European settlement in Australia. He evokes the ruthlessness and determination of the first settlers who worked the land - a land they knew little about.

By: Eric Rolls
Imprint: Hale & Iremonger
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 153mm,
ISBN: 9780868064642
ISBN 10: 0868064645
Pages: 496
Publication Date: 01 May 2011
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active