MC/24 - Our Place
Reference code
MC/24
Level of description
File
Title
Our Place
Date/s
2017-2018
Quantity & Format
1 box
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
The contents of this box were deposited on 13/2/2019 and 22/6/2021.
Scope and content
Our Place: Can We Save Britain’s Wildlife Before it is Too Late? (Jonathan Cape (2018) and Vintage, (2019)). Our Place was shortlisted for the Richard Jefferies Society Prize.
"Our Place begins with Cocker’s take on the history of the conservation movement through the exploration of six special places. From the flatlands of Norfolk to the rugged terrain of Scotland, the book considers the ‘green’ ideas which led to the creation of institutions such as the National Trust and how in turn this has shaped our wild spaces. Charting the achievements of notable figures such as Victorian visionary (and founder of the National Trust) Octavia Hill and key characters like Max Nicholson, the pioneering environmentalist, ornithologist and founder of the World Wildlife Fund as well as Derek Ratcliffe, one of the most influential naturalists of his generation, Cocker seeks to demonstrate how they helped change the face of conservation. It is from this that we can begin to understand how and why our landscape looks as it does today." (Creative Countryside).
Contains:
- Typescript, marked up.
- Proof copy, 22/11/2017. With covering letter from Assistant Editor at Jonathan Cape 29/11/2017.
- Reviews and letters, 2018.
"Our Place begins with Cocker’s take on the history of the conservation movement through the exploration of six special places. From the flatlands of Norfolk to the rugged terrain of Scotland, the book considers the ‘green’ ideas which led to the creation of institutions such as the National Trust and how in turn this has shaped our wild spaces. Charting the achievements of notable figures such as Victorian visionary (and founder of the National Trust) Octavia Hill and key characters like Max Nicholson, the pioneering environmentalist, ornithologist and founder of the World Wildlife Fund as well as Derek Ratcliffe, one of the most influential naturalists of his generation, Cocker seeks to demonstrate how they helped change the face of conservation. It is from this that we can begin to understand how and why our landscape looks as it does today." (Creative Countryside).
Contains:
- Typescript, marked up.
- Proof copy, 22/11/2017. With covering letter from Assistant Editor at Jonathan Cape 29/11/2017.
- Reviews and letters, 2018.
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