Wildflowers, Weeds & Wilderness: The legend of Florence Perrin Tasmanian made Discover popular and off the

Discover popular and off the beaten track experiences from snorkelling along the reefs of the Tinderbox Marine Reserve

Helen Wright

This book brings together for the first time an outstanding series of colour photographs of all the native Tasmanian land mammals and a clear concise text that provides information on identification

yet Tony Fenton has unearthed stories of human hopes and schemes

illustrating them and providing contextual information in words and pictures of their physical qualities and historical social importance

Wildflowers, Weeds & Wilderness: The legend of Florence Perrin Tasmanian made Discover popular and off theFlorence Perrin (1884 1952) was many things, a bushwalker, botanic researcher, philanthropist and photographer. Why then did this prolific Tasmanians name almost disappear from recent history while her male friends, such as Gustav Weindorfer, Paddy Harnett and Steven Spurling III, became our household wilderness heroes? This is the first compilation of Florences adventurous, busy life and her photographs. thanks to Tabatha Badgers biography (how I