True gardens of the gods : Californian-Australian environmental reform, 1860-1930 / Ian Tyrrell.
True gardens of the gods : Californian-Australian environmental reform, 1860-1930 / Ian Tyrrell.
True gardens of the gods : Californian-Australian environmental reform, 1860-1930 / Ian Tyrrell.
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Berkeley, Calif. : University of California Press, c1999.
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N630.9794/3
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English
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xi, 313 p. : maps ; 24 cm.
Contents
Introduction: True Gardens of the Gods -- 1. Renovating Nature: Marsh, Mueller, and Acclimatization -- 2. Wheat, Fruit, and Henry George: The Political Economy of California Horticulture -- 3. Trees in the Garden: The Australian Invasion -- 4. The Remarkable Pines of Monterey: Californian Softwoods...
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Berkeley, Calif. : University of California Press, c1999.
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California
Date Published
c1999.
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"One of the most critical environmental challenges facing both Californians and Australians in the 1860s involved the aftermath of the gold rushes. Settlers on both continents faced the disruptive impacts of mining, grazing, and agriculture; in response to these challenges, environmental reformers attempted to remake the natural environment into an...
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True gardens of the gods : Californian-Australian environmental reform, 1860-1930 / Ian Tyrrell.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-299) and index.
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c1999.
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N630.9794/3
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74VvrkGBL3rO
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvrkGBL3rO
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0520213467 (alk. paper) :
9780520213463 (alk. paper)
0520213467 (alk. paper)
9780520213463 :
0520213467 :
9780520213463 (alk. paper) :
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630.9794
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991011412129702626
