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Reference 3558 (1857) Category Other travel Author Moorehead, Alan Title The White Nile Publishing Information London: Hamish Hamilton Ltd, 1960 Description 1st Edition: xii, 385 pages, illustrated, b/w plates, map end papers. Original covers, no dust jacket. Shelf wear covers sunned, minor spotting to page edges, contents clean. Moorehead's prose is engaging, transporting the reader to another time and place. Whether you're a fan of travel writing or simply enjoy a good story, 'The White Nile' is sure to captivate you. Alan McCrae Moorehead OBE (1910-83), won an international reputation, during WW2 for his coverage of campaigns in the Middle East and Asia, the Mediterranean and Northwest Europe. He was twice mentioned in dispatches and was awarded the OBE. According to the critic Clive James 'Moorehead was there for the battles and the conferences through North Africa, Italy and Normandy all the way to the end'. Price £5.00 Keywords ISBN Add this to your basket