| Description |
xxvi, 290 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm |
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regular print |
| Contents |
A mountain in time -- The coming of the white man -- 'The cap of liberty' -- Calder and Strzelecki -- The Franklin's journey -- The first ascents -- The lure of gold -- 'The prince of Tasmanian explorers' -- John Ernest Philp -- Along the Crotty Track -- 'The white mountain which beckons from afar' -- Davern and Anderson find Philp's Track -- A new era -- More trips along the track to Frenchmans Cap -- The Frenchman's Cap National Park -- Frank Hurley visits Frenchmans Cap --'The sodden Loddons' -- 'Up the cap we meandered' -- The first rock cliimbers -- Bushfire! -- At Lake Tahune -- At Lake Vera -- 'No dams' -- Flashpoint -- Towards a new millennium -- Probing the past -- A future for Frenchman's Cap |
| Summary |
Frenchmans Cap - one of the world's great wilderness destinations - comes vividly to life in this collection of stories which define the mountain's journey from its geological genesis through colonial times to the modern era. Along the way, a colourful procession of personalities join in: escaping convicts and bushrangers, explorers and gold fossickers, miners and paners. More recently, this towering quartzite peak has increasingly attracted photographers, rock climbers and bushwalkers. It has been a journey often accompanied by struggle and controversy, as protesters and nature lovers from all over the world fought to preserve this unique wilderness for future generations. A well known feature to the Tasmanian Aboriginal people, Frenchmans Cap continues to both challenge and inspire today |
| Analysis |
Australian |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-271) and index |
| Subject |
Frenchmans Cap National Park (Tas.)
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Mountaineering -- Australia -- Frenchmans Cap (Tas.) -- Anecdotes.
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Mountaineering -- Australia -- Frenchmans Cap (Tas.)
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Mountaineering -- Australia -- Tasmania.
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Mountaineering.
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Mountains -- Australia -- Tasmania -- Frenchmans Cap -- History
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| SUBJECT |
Frenchmans Cap (Tas.) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh86003986
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| Genre/Form |
Anecdotes.
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| ISBN |
9781922120052 (paperback) |
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9781922120274 (hardback) |
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