Our Man Elsewhere by Thornton McCamish attention-economy but quite different in others

but quite different in others

“Jacinda Ardern is not the first reason we have had to look across the Tasman and wonder whether there is another way of doing things

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'One of the most surprising and entertaining voices in Australian nonfiction writing

and why the differences are important

Our Man Elsewhere by Thornton McCamish attention-economy but quite different in othersA 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 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,