The Bush by Don Watson, Hamish Hamilton
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The Bush
- By: Don Watson, Hamish Hamilton
- Narrated by: Don Watson
- Length: 13 hrs and 16 mins
- Categories: History, Australia, New Zealand & Oceania
Publisher's Summary
An enthralling journey, showcasing Watson's trademark literary gift and sardonic wit, through the Australian landscape and character.
While most Australians live in cities clinging to the coastal fringe, our sense of what an Australian is, or should be, is drawn from the vast and varied inland called the bush. But what do we mean by 'the bush', and how has it shaped us?
Starting with his forebears' battle to drive back nature and eke a living from the land, Don Watson explores the bush as it was and as it now is: the triumphs and the ruination, the commonplace and the bizarre, the stories we like to tell about ourselves and the national character, and those we don't. A milestone work of memoir, travel writing and history, The Bush takes us on a profoundly revelatory and entertaining journey through the Australian landscape and character.
©2014 Don Watson (P)2017 Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd
Rodney Wetherell
Great stories and very interesting details
I have always admired Don Watson’s writing, but he has excelled himself in this book, The Bush. It is a mixture of stories, both from his own family and from many other sources, and details about many issues, from prickly pear to aboriginal practices and dingoes. I found it all quite engrossing, and believe this will be an important reference book for many years – not all reference books are as entertaining to read as this one.
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Anonymous User
Australian history mixed with modern politics
A great insight into the life of early Europeans in Australia. Covers a lot of recorded accounts from the people, literature, botany, economics, farming principles and more.
Strongly influenced by ‘global warming’ and ‘white guilt’ philosophies of early 21st century.
Very informative, only spoiled by the increasingly overt politics of the later half of the book.
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