02308nam 22006011 450 991047989940332120210210010945.01-74224-162-X1-74224-661-3(CKB)2670000000493230(EBL)1681805(SSID)ssj0001131617(PQKBManifestationID)11648563(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001131617(PQKBWorkID)11144643(PQKB)10901532(MiAaPQ)EBC1562660(MiAaPQ)EBC6215977(Au-PeEL)EBL6215977(OCoLC)1158215095(EXLCZ)99267000000049323020131212d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrPerth /David Whish-WilsonSydney :New South,2013.1 online resource (302 p.)City seriesDescription based upon print version of record.1-74223-367-8 Includes bibliographical references.Cover; Imprint page; CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; The River; The Limestone Coast; The Plain; The City of Light; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; BIBLIOGRAPHY; MapDispelling some of the more unflattering stereotypes of Perth, acclaimed author and Perth native David Whish-Wilson describes how the city strikes a perfect harmony with its own eccentricities and contradictions, presenting a place of surprising beauty-of brilliant light and sand-swept peace-where deeper historical currents nevertheless lurk beneath the surface. This examination looks beyond the shiny glass facades and boosterish talk of mining booms to get at the richness of the natural world and the trailblazers, rebels, oSérie cidades.City and town lifePerth (W.A.)HistoryPerth (W.A.)Description and travelPerth (W.A.)Social life and customsElectronic books.City and town life.994.1994.11Whish-Wilson David1026522MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910479899403321Perth2441468UNINA