An all Consuming Passion – Origins, Modernity & the Australian Life of Georgiana Molloy (Paper only): Origins, Modernity, and the Australian Life of Georgiana Molloy - Softcover

Lines, William J

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9780520204225: An all Consuming Passion – Origins, Modernity & the Australian Life of Georgiana Molloy (Paper only): Origins, Modernity, and the Australian Life of Georgiana Molloy

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ISBN 10: 0520204220 ISBN 13: 9780520204225

Publisher: University of California Press, 1996

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Set against the magnificent backdrop of Australia's geological, human, and natural history, An All Consuming Passion is the story of amateur botanist Georgiana Molloy. In 1829 she married a retired Army captain and emigrated from Scotland to the remote southwestern corner of Australia. William Lines weaves the story of Molloy's life and increasing commitment to botany with the broader story of colonial invasion. He uses Molloy's experience--known mostly through her prolific letters--to highlight issues such as gender inequality in colonial society, the British misunderstanding and abuse of Aboriginal culture, and the impact of Aborigines and colonists on the landscape of Australia.

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"Lines excitingly places this quiet, stoical life within the larger context of a dispute between incompatible world-views. . . . Only now, thanks to conservationists like Lines, have we begun to recognize the wisdom of the extinguished tribes."--Peter Conrad, "London Observer

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Set against the backdrop of Australia's geological, human and natural history, this is the story of amateur botanist Georgiana Molloy. It uses Molloy's experience to highlight issues such as gender inequality and abuse of Aboriginal culture on the landscape of Australia.

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