The great cactus war : true story of the greatest plant invasion in human history / by Terry Domico.
The great cactus war : true story of the greatest plant invasion in human history / by Terry Domico.
The great cactus war : true story of the greatest plant invasion in human history / by Terry Domico.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
Anna Bay, NSW : Green Flash Books, an imprint of Turtleback Books Publishing, Ltd., 2018.
Call Numbers
H 2018/4678
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
vii, 349 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly colour), colour maps.
Content type
text
still image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Publication information
Publisher
Anna Bay, NSW : Green Flash Books, an imprint of Turtleback Books Publishing, Ltd., 2018.
Place of Publication
New South Wales
Date Published
2018.
Subjects
Subject Keywords
- Australian
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Scope and Contents
Summary
This is the gripping story of Australia's epic battle with the invasive prickly-pear cactus that occupied more than 60 million acres of farm and grazing land during the first third of the 20th century. At it peak, the "green menace" was spreading at a rate of over one million acres a year and driving thousands of homesteader off their properties. T...
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Full title
The great cactus war : true story of the greatest plant invasion in human history / by Terry Domico.
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Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Call Numbers
H 2018/4678
Record Identifier
74VKVb2GO6ed
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVb2GO6ed
Other Identifiers
ISBN
9781883385187 (paperback)
DDC
632.960994
MMS ID
991024200512702626
