Cosmopolitan conservationists : greening modern Sydney /

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 individu...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	James, Margaret (Violinist)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	North Melbourne, Vic : Australian Scholarly Publishing, 2013.
Subjects:	Conservationists > Australia > Biography. Naturalists > Australia > Biography. Sydney (N.S.W.) > Environmental aspects.

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgements
Preface
1. An Exotic Garden City?
2. David Stead and the Wonder of Wildlife
3. Walter Burley Griffin Creates a Spirited Community
4. Charles Bean Makes a Play for Health
5. Thistle Harris Cultivates the Flower Child
6. Norman Weekes Plans a Garden Region of the People
7. Maria Byles Makes a Place for Other Lives and Souls
8. Myles Dunphy Finds His Freedom in the Parks
9. Annie Wyatt Secures the Inheritance
10. Epilogue: Beauty in the Weed Garden?
Notes
Select Bibliography
Index.