Foothill Farmers The Literature Of Gippsland
Biography & Memoir History Australiana
Foothill Farmers: The Literature of Gippsland by Patrick Morgan gathers the poems, diaries and newspaper columns that record how farming families have coaxed a living from the foothills of Victoria’s Gippsland for more than a century. This 2010 illustrated paperback blends local history with cultural studies, making it a readable reference for anyone curious about Australian agriculture beyond the textbooks.
Morgan, a Gippsland native, lets settlers, poets and modern horticulturists speak in their own voices, tracing shifts from cattle runs to niche horticulture while keeping the region’s distinctive humour intact. Generous black-and-white photographs and maps bring the rolling country to life, showing stock routes, old dairies and the markets that shaped township life.
The cover carries light shelf wear and a neat gift inscription on the flyleaf, but every page remains clean, tight and unmarked—ready for the next reader. A concise 141 pages, it slips easily into a day-pack for field trips or sits handsomely on a shelf beside other Australian local-history favourites.
Perfect for students of land-use, family historians or collectors of Gippslandana, this edition offers an accessible window into rural culture without academic jargon. Secure this copy and you’ll own the only integrated anthology dedicated to the literature born between the foothills and the farms.
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