The Enchantment of the Long-haired Rat: A Rodent History of Australia - Couverture souple

Bonyhady, Tim

 
9781925773934: The Enchantment of the Long-haired Rat: A Rodent History of Australia
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1925773930 ISBN 13 : 9781925773934
Editeur : The Text Publishing Company, 2019

Synopsis

The Enchantment of the Long-haired Rat tells the story of a small Australian rodent known for its fast and prodigious spread after big rains: plagues for the European colonists who feared and loathed all rats; an abundance of food for the indigenous peoples who feasted with delight in these times of plenty. While the rats brought despair and hardship for the early colonist eating not only crops and supplies but clothes, boots and saddlery, their presence also offered a lifeline as a food source. The Burke and Wills story might well have had a different ending had the hapless explorers been tempted to follow the example of the Aboriginal people and make use of a nutritious and readily available meal. Tim Bonyhady's account - from the earliest evidence of it, found in caves and overhangs, to its most recent boom triggered by the immense rains across Australia of 2010 - 11 and current research of its mysterious life - presents a fascinating view of Australias history, illuminating a species, a continent, its climate and its people.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

The Enchantment of the Long-haired Rat tells the story of a small Australian rodent known for its fast and prodigious spread after big rains: plagues for the European colonists who feared and loathed all rats; an abundance of food for the indigenous peoples who feasted with delight in these times of plenty. While the rats brought despair and hardship for the early colonist eating not only crops and supplies but clothes, boots and saddlery, their presence also offered a lifeline as a food source. The Burke and Wills story might well have had a different ending had the hapless explorers been tempted to follow the example of the Aboriginal people and make use of a nutritious and readily available meal. Tim Bonyhady's account - from the earliest evidence of it, found in caves and overhangs, to its most recent boom triggered by the immense rains across Australia of 2010 - 11 and current research of its mysterious life - presents a fascinating view of Australias history, illuminating a species, a continent, its climate and its people.

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Éditeur
The Text Publishing Company
Date d'édition
2019
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1925773930
ISBN 13 
9781925773934
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
304
Coordonnées du fabricant
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