| Collection type | Library |
|---|---|
| Author | McCamish, Thornton, author.; |
| Call Number | 070.92 M122o |
| Document type | Monograph |
| Year | c2016. |
| Pagination | 324 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm. |
| Publisher | Black Inc., |
| Note | Includes bibliographic references and index. A world-famous Australian writer, an inspiration to Robert Hughes and Clive James, a legendary war correspondent who also wrote bestselling histories of exploration and conservation . . . and yet forgotten? In this dazzling book, Thornton McCamish delvesinto the past to reclaim a remarkable figure, Alan Moorehead. As a reporter, Moorehead witnessed many of the great historical events of the mid-20th century: the Spanish Civil War and both world wars, Cold War espionage, and decolonisation in Africa. He d ebated strategy with Churchill and Gandhi, fished with Hemingway, and drank with Graham Greene, Ava Gardner and Truman Capote. As well as being a regular contributor to the New Yorker, in 1956 Moorehead wrote the first significant book about the Gallipoli campaign. With its countless adventures, its touch of jet-set glamour and its tragic arc, Moorehead's story is a beguiling one. Thornton McCamish tells it as a quest ? intimate, perceptive and superbly entertaining. His funny, ardent book reveals an extr aordinary Australian and takes its place in a fresh tradition of contemporary biography. |
| Place made | Carlton, VIC : |
Our man elsewhere : in search of Alan Moorehead / Thornton McCamish.
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| Barcode | Call Suffix | Volume | Part | Year | Location | Status |
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| AWM089979 | 070.92 M122o | Stacks | On Shelf |