Nature's line : George Goyder : surveyor, environmentalist, visionary /
George Goyder was the first European explorer to see great salt lakes in the inland in flood and to witness the amazing transformation that follows the breaking of drought. His experience put him decades ahead of his contemporaries - who satirised him as the discoverer of the inland sea - in underst...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Mile End, South Australia :
Wakefield Press,
2020.
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| Summary: | George Goyder was the first European explorer to see great salt lakes in the inland in flood and to witness the amazing transformation that follows the breaking of drought. His experience put him decades ahead of his contemporaries - who satirised him as the discoverer of the inland sea - in understanding the Australian climate. When he attempted to adapt the pattern of settlement to climatic reality by defining the border of the zone of reliable rainfall, his repeated warnings about the threat of drought were scorned. |
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| Item Description: | First published 2013. Reprinted 2014. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiv, 455 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781743054673 (e-book) |