Description
Discover the profound connection between trees and history with this captivating new release. 'What the Trees See' serves as a stunning meditation on the remarkable insights offered by Australia’s trees, revealing how they narrate our past with every ring and scar. This extraordinary journey through time highlights iconic trees like the mallee box at North Adelaide Golf Course, which recalls an era of mallee scrub, or the magnificent blue gum in Brisbane, serving as a testament to the city’s once-lush jungles. Each tree tells a story, from the river red gums of Melbourne, bearing witness to Aboriginal craftsmanship, to the resilient mangroves and unique Leichhardt trees that have stood for generations. The book seamlessly intertwines the histories of notable figures and events, connecting Burke and Wills to sugar slaves, and Empress Josephine to Johnny Flinders, providing readers with a tapestry of narratives that document lost cultures and migrations. With a fascinating blend of personal reflection and historical exploration, this hardcover edition is a must-have for anyone interested in Australian nature, history, and the enigmatic stories that our trees whisper.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781922633842
Year: 2023
Publisher: Monash University Publishing
Description:
A stunning meditation on the remarkable insights that Australia’s trees can offer into our past
The trees around us — some we may walk past every day — tell a story. The mallee box by the twelfth hole of North Adelaide Golf Course evokes a time when Adelaide was clothed in mallee scrub and desert senna. Brisbane’s remnant blue gum, growing by the botanic gardens, indicates a time when the city was once jungle. The river red gums of Melbourne bear the scars of Aboriginal craftmanship. Mangroves, Leichhardt trees, acacias, eucalypts, foxtails…together, they inspire a narrative that jumps from Burke and Wills to sugar slaves, Empress Josephine to Johnny Flinders. Eucalypts reveal lost cultures and lost children. Cabbage palms tell of incomparable migrations. In the spirit of Bob Gilbert’s Ghost Trees and Don Watson’s The Bush, this book explores how our trees hold our history and reveal it to us.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781922633842
Year: 2023
Publisher: Monash University Publishing
Description:
A stunning meditation on the remarkable insights that Australia’s trees can offer into our past
The trees around us — some we may walk past every day — tell a story. The mallee box by the twelfth hole of North Adelaide Golf Course evokes a time when Adelaide was clothed in mallee scrub and desert senna. Brisbane’s remnant blue gum, growing by the botanic gardens, indicates a time when the city was once jungle. The river red gums of Melbourne bear the scars of Aboriginal craftmanship. Mangroves, Leichhardt trees, acacias, eucalypts, foxtails…together, they inspire a narrative that jumps from Burke and Wills to sugar slaves, Empress Josephine to Johnny Flinders. Eucalypts reveal lost cultures and lost children. Cabbage palms tell of incomparable migrations. In the spirit of Bob Gilbert’s Ghost Trees and Don Watson’s The Bush, this book explores how our trees hold our history and reveal it to us.