The Great Cactus War
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The Great Cactus War
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Author : Terry Domico
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018-08-15
The Great Cactus War written by Terry Domico and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-08-15 with Nature categories.
This is the remarkable story about a plague of prickly-pear cactus plague that nearly crippled Australia during the first quarter of the 20th century. At its peak, the cactus invasion held within its spiny grip more than 60 million acres of choice farm and dairy land and was still spreading at a rate of over a million acres a year. Like some monster from outer space, roads, farms, and entire towns disappeared beneath its "octopus-like" growth. The author takes the reader back into time to hear first-hand accounts of what life was like in this "green Hell" and to explore the reasons why such a plague occurred. Readers will also learn how a group of mostly self-taught biologists were able to save that country by introducing a small brown moth, with the big name of Cactoblastis cactorum, from Argentina whose larvae are voracious cactus-eaters. Finally, there is a special section about gripping new developments concerning this small insect hero that now puts the ecology of the American deserts at serious risk and how a team of American scientists dedicated to reducing that risk are facing that challenge. Complete with 30 color photos, extensive notes and bibliography section, and index.
The Great Cactus War
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language : en
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Release Date : 2018
The Great Cactus War written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018 with categories.
This is the gripping story of Australia's epic battle with the invasive prickly-pear cactus that occupied more than 60 million acres of farm and grazing land during the first third of the 20th century. At it peak, the "green menace" was spreading at a rate of over one million acres a year and driving thousands of homesteader off their properties. This is also the story about a team of mostly self-taught Australian entomologists who discovered that the caterpillar of a tiny moth they discovered in Argentina, with the big name of Cactoblastis cactorum, could destroy the pear outright. During a 5-year-long period, the prickly-pear was destroyed, revealing abandoned farms, roads, even entire villages. Following the clearing away of the pear, the land was then resettled. This nation's tiniest hero may now be poised to create a possible plague of its own in the United States and Mexico. This unique 392 page book contains a table of contents, 30 colour illustrations, a notes and bibliography section, plus an index. The author has spent over 5 and half years researching this subject.
The Great Cactus War
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Author : Terry Domico
language : en
Publisher: Turtleback Books Publishing Limited
Release Date : 2018-12-12
The Great Cactus War written by Terry Domico and has been published by Turtleback Books Publishing Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-12-12 with categories.
History and causes of the great prickly-pear cactus plague of Australia in the early 20th century and the unintended consequences of its control.
Folktales And Legends Of The Middle West
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Author : Edward McClelland
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2018-06-01
Folktales And Legends Of The Middle West written by Edward McClelland and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-06-01 with Young Adult Fiction categories.
America's first superheroes lived in the Midwest. There was Nanabozho, the Ojibway man-god who conquered the King of Fish, took control of the North Wind, and inspired Longfellow's The Song of Hiawatha. Paul Bunyan, the larger-than-life North Woods lumberjack, created Minnesota's 10,000 lakes with his giant footsteps. More recently, Pittsburgh steelworker Joe Magerac squeezed out rails between his fingers, and Rosie the Riveter churned out the planes that won the world's most terrible war. In Folktales and Legends of the Middle West, Edward McClelland collects these stories and more. Readers will learn the sea shanties of the Great Lakes sailors and the spirituals of the slaves following the North Star across the Ohio River, and be frightened by tales of the Lake Erie Monster and Wisconsin's dangerous Hodag. A history of the region as told through its folklore, music, and legends, this is a book every Midwestern family should own.
Cacti And Succulents Handbook Expanded 2nd Edition
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Author : Gideon F Smith
language : en
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
Release Date : 2022-03-28
Cacti And Succulents Handbook Expanded 2nd Edition written by Gideon F Smith and has been published by Fox Chapel Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-03-28 with Gardening categories.
Learn everything there is to know about cacti and succulent care in this newly updated, easy-to-use volume! Jam-packed with insight on more than 300 types of succulents and cacti, each plant profile contains gorgeous photography, botanical and common names, must-know advice, and more. Also included are simple instructions on choosing the right plants and helping them thrive, plus tips on how to propagate succulents and cacti, repotting, grooming, and pest control. This updated edition features all new photography, updates to scientific names of original plants based on current standards, 70 new cacti species, and 100 new succulent species.
Before Environmental Law
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Author : Benjamin J Richardson
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2023-10-05
Before Environmental Law written by Benjamin J Richardson and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-10-05 with Law categories.
This landmark book unveils the history of defending Australia's natural environment and examines the subject's legal and political contexts from the birth of the nation in 1901 until the advent of the so-called modern era of environmental regulation in the late 1960s. It rejects the mythology that Australia lacked environmental law before the late 1960s in revealing how many of today's environmental laws, from pollution control to nature conservation, emerged from precedents or events much earlier in the 20th century. This history however reveals a discrepancy between lawmakers' greater efficacy to exploit rather than protect the environment, a discrepancy that grew as nature's backlash intensified in a rapidly degrading continent colonised to build the Australian nation. In exploring these dynamics, the book offers a rich tapestry of case studies illustrated with historic photographs that show the origins of Australia's environmental laws and how they borrowed from international precedents or furnished lessons for other nations. Through its multi-disciplinary enquiry, the book offers scholars and students of environmental law, legal history and the environmental humanities a unique story about the failures and successes in the making of environmental law.
Cactus War
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Author : R. E. Cochrane
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1987-10-01
Cactus War written by R. E. Cochrane and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987-10-01 with categories.
The Impact Of Law S History
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Author : Sarah McKibbin
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2022-03-30
The Impact Of Law S History written by Sarah McKibbin and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-03-30 with Law categories.
This book considers how legal history has shaped and continues to shape our shared present. Each chapter draws a clear and significant connection to a meaningful feature of our lives today. Focusing primarily on England and Australia, contributions show the diversity of approaches to legal history’s relevance to the present. Some contributors have a tight focus on legal decisions of particular importance. Others take much bigger picture overview of major changes that take centuries to register and where impact is still felt. The contributors are a mix of legal historians, practising lawyers, members of the judiciary, and legal academics, and develop analysis from a range of sources from statutes and legal treatises to television programs. Major legal personalities from Edward Marshall Hall to Sir Dudley Ryder are considered, as are landmarks in law from the Magna Carta to the Mabo Decision.
World War Ii The 103d Cactus Division Story
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Author : djv murphy
language : en
Publisher: djv murphy
Release Date : 2019-09-30
World War Ii The 103d Cactus Division Story written by djv murphy and has been published by djv murphy this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-09-30 with History categories.
A true story of the 103d Infantry as they prepared for war, shipped to France and began their fight with the Nazi's across France, Germany and finally into Austria when the war ended in victory for the Allies. A gripping tale of the bravery of the men who fought so courageously in the trenches, woods, swamps and open fields against German Army. The book is based upon "Report After Action The Story of the 103d Infantry Division written by two reporters embedded with the Army, Ralph Mueller and Jerry Turk.
History Of The American Negro In The Great World War His Splendid Record In The Battle Zones Of Europe Including A Resume Of His Past Services To His Country In The Wars Of The Revolution Of 1812 The War Of Rebellion The Indian Wars On The Frontier The Spanish American War And The Late Imbroglio With Mexico
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Author : William Allison Sweeney
language : en
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
Release Date : 2020-09-28
History Of The American Negro In The Great World War His Splendid Record In The Battle Zones Of Europe Including A Resume Of His Past Services To His Country In The Wars Of The Revolution Of 1812 The War Of Rebellion The Indian Wars On The Frontier The Spanish American War And The Late Imbroglio With Mexico written by William Allison Sweeney and has been published by Library of Alexandria this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-09-28 with Fiction categories.
The march of civilization is attended by strange influences. Providence which directs the advancement of mankind, moves in such mysterious ways that none can sense its design or reason out its import. Frequently the forces of evil are turned to account in defeating their own objects. Great tragedies, cruel wars, cataclysms of woe, have acted as enlightening and refining agents. Out of the famines of the past came experiences which inculcated the thrift and fore-handedness of today. Out of man's sufferings have come knowledge and fortitude. Out of pain and tribulation, the attribute of sympathy—the first spiritual manifestation instrumental in elevating the human above the beast. Things worth while are never obtained without payment of some kind. Individual shocks stir the individual heart and conscience. Great world shocks are necessary to stir the world conscience and heart; to start those movements to right the wrongs in the world. So long as peace reigned commerce was uninterrupted, and the acquisition of wealth was not obstructed, men cared little for the intrigues and ambitions of royalty. If they sensed them at all, they lulled themselves into a feeling of security through the belief that progress had attained too far, civilization had secured too strong a hold, and democracy was too firmly rooted for any ordinary menace to be considered. So insidious and far reaching had become the inculcation of false philosophies summed up in the general term Kultur, that the subjects of the autocratic-ridden empires believed they were being guided by benign influences. Many enlightened men; at least it seems they must have been enlightened, in Germany and Austria—men who possessed liberated intellects and were not in the pay of the Kulturists—professed to believe that despotism in the modern world could not be other than benevolent. The satanic hand was concealed in the soft glove; the cloven hoof artistically fitted into the military boot; the tail carefully tucked inside the uniform or dress suit; fiendish eyes were taught to smile and gleam in sympathy and humor, or were masked behind the heavy lenses of professorial dignity; the serpent's hiss was trained to song, or drowned in crashing chords and given to the world as a sublime harmony. Suddenly the world awoke! The wooing harmony had changed to a blast of war; the conductor's baton had become a bayonet; the soft wind instrument barked the rifle's tone; its notes were bullets that hissed and screamed; tinkling cymbals sounded the wild blare of carnage, and sweet-throated horns of silver and brass bellowed the cannon's deadly roar.