{"title":"Eric Rolls","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEric Rolls\u003c\/strong\u003e offers a rich exploration of Australia's environmental and rural history, weaving together the stories of land, wildlife, and human endeavour. Readers can immerse themselves in evocative narratives that bring the natural world and its transformation vividly to life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHis works often blend historical insight with a deep appreciation for the landscape, making them compelling reads for those interested in the intersection of nature, history, and culture within the wider historical genre.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"a-million-wild-acres-by-eric-rolls-9780868064642","title":"A Million Wild Acres","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThirty years ago, a bomb landed in the field of Australian consciousness of itself and its land in the form of Eric Rolls' \u003cem\u003eA Million Wild Acres\u003c\/em\u003e. The ensuing explosion has caused extensive and heated debate ever since amongst historians, ecologists, environmentalists, poets and writers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNow reissued in a commemorative 30th Anniversary Edition for a new generation of readers and against the backdrop of renewed and urgent concern about climate change, it includes Tom Griffiths' seminal essay, 'The Writing of \u003cem\u003eA Million Wild Acres\u003c\/em\u003e', and a foreword by Les Murray drawn from his work 'Eric Rolls and the Golden Disobedience'.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHere is a contentious story of men and their passion for land; of occupation and settlement; of destruction and growth. By following the tracks of these pioneers who crossed the Blue Mountains into northern New South Wales, Eric Rolls - poet, farmer and self-taught naturalist - has written the history of European settlement in Australia. He evokes the ruthlessness and determination of the first settlers who worked the land - a land they knew little about.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47485794746604,"sku":"9780868064642","price":44.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780868064642-a-million-wild-acres.jpg?v=1775715656"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/collections\/eric-rolls.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}