Like Nothing on This Earth: A Literary History of the Wheatbelt

by Tony Hughes-d'Aeth

During the twentieth century, the southwestern corner of Australia was cleared for intensive agriculture. In the space of several decades, an arc from Esperance to Geraldton-an area of land larger than England-was cleared of native flora for the farming of grain and livestock. Today, satellite maps show a sharp line ringing Perth. Inside that line, tan-colored land is the most visible sign from space of human impact on the planet. Where once there...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1742589243
• ISBN13: 9781742589244
• Release Date: April 2017
• Publisher: University of Western Australia Press
• Length: 608 Pages
• Weight: 2.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"