Rugged beyond imagination : stories from an Australian mountain region
Higgins, Matthew2009
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Drawing on oral history, captures the experiences of stockmen and skiers, scientists and surveyors, dam builders and brumby runners to paint a vivid picture of how people were shaped by the mountain environment and endeavoured to shape it.
Main title:
Rugged beyond imagination : stories from an Australian mountain region / by Matthew Higgins
Author:
Imprint:
Canberra National Museum of Australia Press 2009
Collation:
243 p. illustrations maps
Contents:
150 years of grazing - Hoofbeats through snowgums - A line along the ranges - Fire, ice and axe - Plots and plantings - Capturing a catchment - The skiing pioneers - A place of change
ISBN:
9781876944742 (pbk)
Dewey class:
994.7 RUG
Local class:
994.7
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
4649
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Marys | Nonfiction | 994.7 RUG | Available |