{"product_id":"john-busst-bohemian-artist-and-saviour-of-reef-and-rainforest-paperback","title":"John Büsst Bohemian artist and saviour of reef and rainforest - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIain McCalman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA rich biography of artist-turned-environmental campaigner John Büsst.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKnown to his enemies as 'The Bingil Bay Bastard', John Büsst, a Bendigo-born Melbourne bohemian artist, moved to tropical Bedarra Island in North Queensland and underwent an extraordinary transformation to become one of Australia's most successful conservationists. In the 1960s and early 70s Büsst led campaigns to protect two of Australia's most important and endangered environments - saving lowland rainforests from destruction and the Great Barrier Reef from reckless resource mining for oil, gas, cement and fertiliser. A plan Büsst likened to 'bulldozing the Taj Mahal to make road gravel'. Along the way Büsst obtained the active support of five current or future prime ministers - Holt, Whitlam, Gorton, Hawke and Fraser.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis inspiring biography, from award-winning historian Iain McCalman, is a timely reminder that the passionate commitment of ordinary citizens is crucial to achieving truly transformative environmental change.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'John Büsst's love of beauty and reverence for science combined to leave two awesome, interconnected but still tragically vulnerable legacies: the conservation of both the North Queensland rainforests and the Great Barrier Reef. Iain McCalman, among the country's finest historians, brings to life one man's journey from art to activism, locating the roots of modern environmental consciousness in a highly creative and productive partnership of aesthetics, humanitarianism, science and politics.' - Frank Bongiorno\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'In\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eJohn Büsst\u003c\/em\u003e, Iain McCalman turns his attention to the artist, architect, naturalist and environmental campaigner who helped save the Great Barrier Reef from destruction in the 1960s with hugely impressive results. Vivid, expansive and richly intelligent, it is both a tribute to a remarkable life and a fascinating and timely study of how an unlikely group of activists transformed the way Australians understand the environment.' - James Bradley\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'We are all in debt to John Büsst, pioneer defender of the environment. Here Iain McCalman brilliantly charts his life and his successful crusade to save Queensland's reef and adjacent rainforest - one of the world's great ecosystems.' - Bill Gammage\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Eye-opening and inspiring. The unforgettable story of one man's struggle to save two of Australia's most treasured world heritage environments - Queensland's Wet Tropics rainforest and the Great Barrier Reef.' - Mark McKenna\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'McCalman's book is a fine homage to a dedicated life. It's also a portrait of the kind of person who makes a difference. Busst was clever, charming, thoughtful and, perhaps above all, a good, strategic communicator.' - Rosemary Sorensen, \u003cem\u003eIndependent Australia\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIain McCalman is a highly respected and awardwinning professor of history and the humanities (now emeritus) at the University of Sydney and the Australian National University. He has published numerous books. The Reef - A Passionate History, from Captain Cook to Climate Change, was published in Australia and the USA. He is codirector at the Sydney Environment Institute.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.77 x 8.26 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47274635690169,"sku":"9781761170096","price":68.52,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/4309\/4713\/files\/LXVztYOnl-9781761170096.webp?v=1779468661","url":"https:\/\/thoobo.com\/products\/john-busst-bohemian-artist-and-saviour-of-reef-and-rainforest-paperback","provider":"Thoobo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}