Book ID: 95182
Clarke, Alan
The Great Sacred Forest of Tane. A Natural Prehistory of Aotearoa New Zealand. 2007. illus. 520 p. gr8vo. Hardcover.
This is a comprehensive and unique natural history. Alan Clarke leaves no stone unturned in explaining the origin and possible uses of New Zealands flora, tracing their evolution back to before early human habitation. As well as studying a variety of plants and elaborating on their botanical make-up, he presents a fascinating commentary on the dietary, economic, medicinal and decorative uses of each. The result of a lifes labour of love, The Great Sacred Forest of Tane will enthrall and capture the mind of anyone interested in NZs primordial past.