Vincent Serventy an Australian Life: Memoirs of a Naturalist, Conservationist, Traveller & Writer
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| Rating | : | 4.56 (518 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1863682325 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 263 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-08-08 |
| Language | : | English |
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Rapple said I was pleased to be able to find this book and she. I purchased this book for my mother. She and Vin were friends when both were young in Perth, Australia; in fact, my mother said she thought Vin fascinating in those long ago days. I was pleased to be able to find this book and she was delighted to have it in the months before she passed away.
Over the last forty years he has campaigned, lobbied, filmed, written and spoke to preserve some of Australia's wildlife and environments, including Sydney Harbour, Great Barrier Reef, Lake Eyre, Centennial Park, Fraser Island and Lake Peddler. This autobiography is a fascinating record of an extraordinary life.. Amongst his friends and acquaintances he includes Sir Robert Helpmann, Katherine Hepburn, Sir Robert Menzies, Bob Hawke, Rolf Harris, Shirley Strickland, Guy Grey-Smith, Xavier Herbert, Judith Wright, Gough Whitlam, Patrick White, The Duke of Edinburgh, and Spike Milligan. Serventy has dined on peacock and ent