The forgiveness of nature : the story of grass / Graham Harvey.
The forgiveness of nature : the story of grass / Graham Harvey.
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Publisher
London : Jonathan Cape, 2001.
Date
2001.
Call Numbers
N630.941/15
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Language
English
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Physical content
371 p. ; 22 cm.
Contents
1. The Enduring Passion -- 2. People of the Grass -- 3. Travellers on the Wind -- 4. A Plot of Dreams -- 5. Turf Doctors -- 6. Battleground -- 7. The Endless Plain -- 8. The Golden Fleece -- 9. Summer Pastures -- 10. The Drowning Fields -- 11. An End of Arcady -- 12. Roots of Revolution -- 13. The I...
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Publisher
London : Jonathan Cape, 2001.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2001.
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Summary
"As Britain's first farmers herded their cattle across the lonely hills they made a momentous discovery. Working with stone axes to clear the ancient forest they found that in its place grew grass. And on the rich forest soils, watered by the warm rains of the Atlantic, that grass grew greener and thicker than almost anywhere in the Northern Hemisp...
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The forgiveness of nature : the story of grass / Graham Harvey.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 335-358) and index.
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N630.941/15
Record Identifier
74VvbN8azrwd
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvbN8azrwd
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ISBN
0224060473
9780224060479
DDC
584.9
630.9410903
MMS ID
991014903169702626
