Cosmopolitan conservationists
Subtitle: greening modern Sydney
By: Peggy James
Publisher: Australian Scholarly
Published: 2013
Place of publication: North Melbourne, Vic
Language: eng
Number of pages: 291
ISBN-13: 9781925003086
Subjects: Conservationists; Biography; Naturalists; Environmental aspects
Other titles: Cosmopolitan conservationists.
Description: "Cosmopolitan Conservationists tells the stories of the intertwined lives and writings of conservationists in early 20th century Sydney. Their network included David Stead, Walter Burley Griffin, Charles Bean, Thistle Harris, Norman Weekes, Marie Byles, Myles Dunphy and Annie Wyatt, and each individual created some meaning in their life through their relationship with the environment. As conservationists they helped to shape the urban landscape they shared and many places of beauty in Sydney." --Back cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-282) and index.
Table of contents: title: Acknowledgements; title: Preface; title: 1. An Exotic Garden City?; title: 2. David Stead and the Wonder of Wildlife; title: 3. Walter Burley Griffin Creates a Spirited Community; title: 4. Charles Bean Makes a Play for Health; title: 5. Thistle Harris Cultivates the Flower Child; title: 6. Norman Weekes Plans a Garden Region of the People; title: 7. Maria Byles Makes a Place for Other Lives and Souls; title: 8. Myles Dunphy Finds His Freedom in the Parks; title: 9. Annie Wyatt Secures the Inheritance; title: 10. Epilogue: Beauty in the Weed Garden?; title: Notes; title: Select Bibliography; title: Index.