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The story of the struggle by Europeans to understand the gum tree and the country from 1770 to the summer of 2001/2002. Hay's book looks at seven people, including author and illustrator May Gibbs, whose lives were changed by the eucalypt or who themselves changed our perceptions of the tree.
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Works about this Work
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The Wood from the Trees : Taxonomy and the Eucalypt as the New National Hero in Recent Australian Writing
2004
single work
criticism
— Appears in: JASAL , vol. 3 no. 2004; (p. 81-94) Explores the cultural circulation of the Eucalyptus as represented in a variety of recent Australian texts. -
Captive to the Gum
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: Island , Autumn no. 92 2003; (p. 78-80)
— Review of Gum 2002 single work prose -
Cellulose Heroes
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 7-8 December 2002; (p. 10-11)
— Review of Gum 2002 single work prose -
Tree of Knowledge
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 19 November vol. 120 no. 6351 2002; (p. 82)
— Review of Gum 2002 single work prose -
A Tree's Tale, Told in the Language of its Leaves
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 23 November 2002; (p. 17)
— Review of Gum 2002 single work prose
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Captive to the Gum
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: Island , Autumn no. 92 2003; (p. 78-80)
— Review of Gum 2002 single work prose -
Tied to the Gum Tree
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: Eureka Street , November vol. 12 no. 9 2002; (p. 41, 42-43)
— Review of Gum 2002 single work prose -
Sticking to Her Gums
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 9-10 November 2002; (p. 11)
— Review of Gum 2002 single work prose -
By Gum, Trees Have a Dappled History
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 10 November 2002; (p. 10)
— Review of Gum 2002 single work prose -
Paperbacks
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 16 November 2002; (p. 11)
— Review of Gum 2002 single work prose -
The Wood from the Trees : Taxonomy and the Eucalypt as the New National Hero in Recent Australian Writing
2004
single work
criticism
— Appears in: JASAL , vol. 3 no. 2004; (p. 81-94) Explores the cultural circulation of the Eucalyptus as represented in a variety of recent Australian texts. -
The Essence of Eucalypt
2002
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Age , 2 November 2002; (p. 8)
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