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Book Synopsis The Brumby Wars by : Anthony Sharwood
Download or read book The Brumby Wars written by Anthony Sharwood and published by Hachette Australia. This book was released on 2021-09-01 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's not just a war over horses. It's a battle for the soul of Australia. This is a book about the intense culture war raging around Australia's wild horses, known as brumbies. It pits a vision of the legendary Man from Snowy River and the iconic ANZAC Light Horse against the spectre of ecosystems destroyed by feral pests. The debate involves powerful politicians and media commentators, and stars an animal mythologised in Australian poetry and prose. But in essence, this is about us. The Brumby Wars is about Australians at war with each other over their vision of an ideal Australia. To ecologists and people who ski, walk and fish in the High Country and other areas where the brumbies proliferate, they are a feral menace which must be removed to save delicate alpine landscapes. To the descendants of cattle families and many Australians in urban and regional areas, brumbies are untouchable, a symbol of wildness and freedom. Something has to give. But what? The land or the horses? This war is set to escalate dramatically before we have an answer. Featuring interviews with characters from all sides of the debate, The Brumby Wars is the riveting account of a major national issue and the very human passions it inspires. It is also a journey, a quest to understand what makes us tick in our increasingly polarised country. Praise for Anthony Sharwood's From Snow to Ash 'Makes for inspirational reading' West Australian 'A distinctive, charming narrative ... a thinking, caring man's trek' Canberra Times 'A joyous read with personality in spades ... A book for the adventurer in us all' Australian Geographic
Book Synopsis From Snow to Ash by : Anthony Sharwood
Download or read book From Snow to Ash written by Anthony Sharwood and published by Hachette Australia. This book was released on 2020-08-25 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the start of the hellish, fiery Australian summer of 2019/20, Walkley Award-winning journalist and suburban dad Anthony Sharwood set off on a journey. Abandoning his post on a busy news website to clear his mind, he solo-trekked the Australian Alps Walking Track, Australia's most gruelling and breathtakingly beautiful mainland hiking trail, which traverses the entirety of the legendary High Country from Gippsland in Victoria to the outskirts of Canberra. The journey started in a blizzard and ended in a blaze. Along the way, this lifelong lover of the mountains came to realise that nothing would ever be the same - either for him or for the imperilled Australian Alps, a landscape as fragile and sensitive to the changing climate as the Great Barrier Reef.
Download or read book Cat Wars written by Peter P. Marra and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2016-09-20 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why our cats are a danger to species diversity and human health In 1894, a lighthouse keeper named David Lyall arrived on Stephens Island off New Zealand with a cat named Tibbles. In just over a year, the Stephens Island Wren, a rare bird endemic to the island, was rendered extinct. Mounting scientific evidence confirms what many conservationists have suspected for some time—that in the United States alone, free-ranging cats are killing birds and other animals by the billions. Equally alarming are the little-known but potentially devastating public health consequences of rabies and parasitic Toxoplasma passing from cats to humans at rising rates. Cat Wars tells the story of the threats free-ranging cats pose to biodiversity and public health throughout the world, and sheds new light on the controversies surrounding the management of the explosion of these cat populations. This compelling book traces the historical and cultural ties between humans and cats from early domestication to the current boom in pet ownership, along the way accessibly explaining the science of extinction, population modeling, and feline diseases. It charts the developments that have led to our present impasse—from Stan Temple's breakthrough studies on cat predation in Wisconsin to cat-eradication programs underway in Australia today. It describes how a small but vocal minority of cat advocates has campaigned successfully for no action in much the same way that special interest groups have stymied attempts to curtail smoking and climate change. Cat Wars paints a revealing picture of a complex global problem—and proposes solutions that foresee a time when wildlife and humans are no longer vulnerable to the impacts of free-ranging cats.
Book Synopsis The Man from Snowy River and Other Verses by : Andrew Barton Paterson
Download or read book The Man from Snowy River and Other Verses written by Andrew Barton Paterson and published by . This book was released on 1896 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Encyclopedia of the Spanish-American and Philippine-American Wars by : Spencer Tucker
Download or read book The Encyclopedia of the Spanish-American and Philippine-American Wars written by Spencer Tucker and published by ABC-CLIO. This book was released on 2009-05-20 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive overview of the wars that saw the United States emerge as a world power; one that had immense implications for America, especially in Latin America and Asia. ABC-CLIO, acclaimed publisher of superior references on the United States at war, revisits a pivotal moment in America's coming-of-age with The Encyclopedia of the Spanish-American and Philippine-American Wars: A Political, Social, and Military History. Again under the direction of renowned scholar Spencer Tucker, the encyclopedia covers the conflict between the United States and Spain with a depth and breadth no other reference works can match. The encyclopedia offers two complete volumes of alphabetically organized entries written by some of the world's foremost historians, covering everything from the course of the wars to relevant economic, social, and cultural matters in the United States, Spain, and other nations. Featuring a separate volume of primary-source documents and a wealth of images and maps, the encyclopedia portrays the day-to-day drama and lasting legacy of the war like never before, guiding readers through a seminal event in America's transition from the Gilded Age to the Progressive Era.
Download or read book The Commando written by Ben Mckelvey and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2017-10-19 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Corporal Baird was a modern-day warrior who set a standard that every soldier aspires to achieve.' - GENERAL DAVID HURLEY On 22 June 2013, Corporal Cameron Baird was a 2nd Commando Regiment Special Forces soldier when he led his platoon into a known Taliban stronghold to back-up another Australian unit under heavy fire. In the pronged firefight, Cameron was mortally wounded. In 2014, Cameron's bravery and courage under fire saw him posthumously awarded the 100th Victoria Cross, our highest award possible for bravery in the presence of the enemy. Cameron Baird died how he lived - at the front, giving it his all, without any indecision. He will forever be remembered by his mates and the soldiers he served with in the 2nd Commando Regiment. THE COMMANDO reveals Cameron's life, from young boy and aspiring AFL player, who only missed out on being drafted because of injury, to exemplary soldier and leader. Cameron's story and that of 4RAR and 2nd Commando personifies the courage and character of the men and women who go to war and will show us the good man we have lost.
Book Synopsis Birth of the Firebringer by : Meredith Ann Pierce
Download or read book Birth of the Firebringer written by Meredith Ann Pierce and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2003-06-23 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volume One of the Firebringer Trilogy Jan, the prince of the unicorns, is high-spirited, reckless-and the despair of his mighty father, Korr. Reluctantly, Korr allows Jan to accompany the other initiate warriors on a pilgrimage. Soon Jan's curiosity leads him, along with his friend Dagg, and their mentor, the female warrior Tek, into the greatest dangers-deadly gryphons, sly pans, wyverns, pards, and renegade unicorns. Yet time after time they are rescued, leading Jan to wonder: Am I the heir to a special destiny? "The language is poetic, with wonderful rhythm and sweeping images...The world is a compelling one, and Jan is a dramatic hero."—Booklist
Book Synopsis Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships by : United States. Naval History Division
Download or read book Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships written by United States. Naval History Division and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis History of American wars by : Israel Smith Clare
Download or read book History of American wars written by Israel Smith Clare and published by . This book was released on 1899 with total page 462 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Fortune of War by : Patrick O'Brian
Download or read book The Fortune of War written by Patrick O'Brian and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 1994 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aubrey and Maturin are caught in the outbreak of the War of 1812.
Book Synopsis The Story of Two Wars by : Henry Benajah Russell
Download or read book The Story of Two Wars written by Henry Benajah Russell and published by . This book was released on 1899 with total page 794 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Alphabetical List of Battles, 1754-1900 by : Newton Allen Strait
Download or read book Alphabetical List of Battles, 1754-1900 written by Newton Allen Strait and published by . This book was released on 1900 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Alphabetical List of Battles, 1754-1900 written by and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Library of American History: Our late wars by : James William Buel
Download or read book Library of American History: Our late wars written by James William Buel and published by . This book was released on 1900 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Our Wars and New Possessions Analytical Reference by : James William Buel
Download or read book Our Wars and New Possessions Analytical Reference written by James William Buel and published by . This book was released on 1900 with total page 494 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis American Reference Library: Our wars and new possessions, analytical reference, by J.W. Buel and M.J. Wright by :
Download or read book American Reference Library: Our wars and new possessions, analytical reference, by J.W. Buel and M.J. Wright written by and published by . This book was released on 1900 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis American Reference Library: Our wars and new possessions, analytical reference, by J.W. Buel and Marcus J. Wright by :
Download or read book American Reference Library: Our wars and new possessions, analytical reference, by J.W. Buel and Marcus J. Wright written by and published by . This book was released on 1900 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
