West Lakes in South Australia was created in the 1970s, transforming what many considered a wasteland of swamp and sand into well-groomed waterways and suburbs. Who carried out this vast engineering and urban project? Were perceptions of the area consistent with reality, before and after the signing of the West Lakes Indenture in 1969? Susan Marsden's history covers an extensive and environmentally complex region, now a large swathe of western metropolitan Adelaide. Stepping back through nearly 200 years in time she reveals a diversity of people and pursuits, not least of them ornithology and Australian Rules football.
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Susan Marsden is a professional historian who works all over Australia as a consultant and oral history interviewer. She has also been a state historian, a national conservation manager, and a visiting fellow at the Australian National University. She was awarded the History Council of South Australia's inaugural Life-long Achievement Award in 2012.
ISBN 9781743053522
CATEGORY History
IMAGES Full colour throughout
PAGE COUNT 264
DIMENSIONS 240 x 195 mm