The Biggest Estate On Earth How Aborigines Made Australia by Bill Gammage
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The Biggest Estate On Earth How Aborigines Made Australia

Author: Bill Gammage
Special Features: Illustrated
Condition: In very good condition. Clean and tidy pages. Smooth spine. Free of writing. Free of dog ears. Tight binding. From a smoke free home.

Biography & Memoir History Australiana

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The Biggest Estate on Earth by historian Bill Gammage up-ends conventional Australian history, revealing how Aboriginal people actively shaped the continent into a vast, fertile estate. Through fire, plant management and intimate ecological knowledge, they created a countryside that early European settlers described as “a gentleman’s park.”

This richly illustrated 2012 Allen & Unwin trade paperback draws on early paintings, diaries and landscape clues to show a complex system of land care that modern environmentalists now study with admiration. Gammage’s award-winning research makes cultural history, natural science and true storytelling converge on every page.

The 434-page volume arrives in very good condition: crisp, unmarked pages, a smooth uncreased spine, tight binding and no dog-ears—ideal for students, young adults or any reader curious about Australia’s real past. From a smoke-free home, this clean copy is ready for immediate shipping and countless hours of eye-opening reading.