No matter where you look in Australia you're more than likely to see a eucalyptus tree. Scrawny or majestic, smooth as pearl or rough as a pub brawl, they have defined a continent for thousands of years, and still shape our imagination.
This is the story of the explorers, poets, painters, foresters, conservationists and scientists who have been obsessed by them, championing their powers. Gum trees have promised to cure malaria, solve the drainage problems that had defeated the Roman emperors, forest the Sahara and divine gold.
Gum is a book about a magical, mythical, medicinal tree. But more than that, it's the story of new worlds, strange people and big ideas.
Ashley Hay is an Australian short story writer and journalist. She has won several awards for short stories, both in Australia and the UK, and has worked for The Independent Monthly, The Bulletin and the University of London.
She lives in Sydney.
ISBN:
9781876631260
Binding:
Hardback
Pub. Date:
01/10/2002
Category:
Australasian & Pacific history
Imprint:
Duffy & Snellgrove
Pages:
Stock:
In stock
Price:
$25.00 AUD
Gum
Hay, Ashley
H/B, A$25.00, Available