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Moorehead, Alan

Moorehead, Alan (1910-1983), an Australian journalist and author, became known for his historical writings. Moorehead wrote two widely praised books that describe the history of the exploration of the Nile River in Africa, The White Nile (1960) and The Blue Nile (1962). In Gallipoli (1956, revised edition 1967), he wrote about a military campaign in World War I (1914-1918). Darwin and the Beagle (1969) is an account of biologist Charles Darwin's five-year research voyage that led to his… More »

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