Our Man Elsewhere: In Search of Alan Moorehead by Thornton McCamish
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Our Man Elsewhere: In Search of Alan Moorehead by Thornton McCamish

TBM9781863959339
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ISBN: 9781863959339
Author: Thornton McCamish
Edition: 2nd Edition
Publisher: Black Inc
Place: Melbourne VIC
Year: 2017
Format: Paperback
Pages: 336 pages
Book Type: SECONDHAND
Period: 20th Century

Book Description

Secondhand. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Previous owner has stamped inside front cover.

In this dazzling book, Thornton McCamish delves into 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 debated 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 extraordinary Australian and takes its place in a fresh tradition of contemporary biography. (back cover)

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