Miracle on Black Mountain : a history of the Australian National Botanic Gardens : on the 50th anniversary of their official opening / Don Beer
- Bib ID:
- 8683551
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Beer, Don, author
- Description:
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- Braddon, Australian Captial Territory : Halstead Press, 2020
- ©2020
- 330 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm
- ISBN:
- 9781925043549 (paperback)
- Summary:
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This is the story of the only major metropolitan botanic garden devoted wholly to Australia's native flora. This richly illustrated book presents the first full-scale history of the Australian National Botanic Gardens. It delves into their unique past, their social and scientific context, their exciting Living Collection and Herbarium, as well as their influential research, outreach and education sectors. Readers meet the workforce, including some colourful and inspiriting characters, and administrators with ideas of their own about what the Garden should be. Going back to the early decades before the official opening, Don Beer, in a detailed and sensitive account, follows the story to the present day, highlighting the Gardens' exceptional contributions to botany, horticulture and society.
- Full contents:
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- Part 1. Early days
- Part 2. The Shoobridge years, 1959-1975
- Part 3. Conflict and consolidation, 1976-77
- Part 4. The Boden years, 1979-89
- Part 5. The ANBG in hard times, 1989-2009
- Part 6. Epilogue.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Subject:
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- Shoobridge, David William, 1913-2000
- Boden, Robert, 1935-2009
- Australian National Botanic Gardens -- History
- Australian National Botanic Gardens -- Officials and employees
- Australian National Botanic Gardens -- Management -- History
- Botanical gardens -- Australian Capital Territory -- Canberra -- History
- Canberra (A.C.T.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- History
- Australian
- Copyright:
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- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 2020
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