(Paperback)

Western Australia is famous for its unique plants and animals, and many of those people who have been drawn to study them, have also been remarkable. One of the most remarkable of these people is Rica Erickson. This book gives an account of how Rica became interested in natural history, who were her guides, and how she did her research.

(Hardback)

In this book, we have Rica Erickson's account of how she became interested in natural history, who were her guides, mentors and associates, and how she did her research. Through these pages we meet many other naturalists of the century, as well as some who came before. The book is interspersed with reproductions of some of Rica's writings.