SKU: B-000570

Rum Jungle

Author: Alan Moorehead

Special Features: Inscribed, Vintage

Condition: The cover has some scuffing and wear. The cover page has the name of the previous owner. Some page yellowing. A few page edge scuffs. No dog ears. Tight binding. From a smoke free home.

Biography & Memoir History Australiana

Australia Australian History Aboriginal Culture Aboriginal History Indigenous Culture Indigenous History Alan Moorehead

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Alan Moorehead’s Rum Jungle drops readers into the raw Northern Territory of 1954, tracking uranium fever and its collision with Aboriginal country. This scarce vintage paperback blends travelogue, history, and reportage in the author’s crisp, award-winning style.

The 159-page first edition carries a neat ink inscription from a previous owner, adding collector charm without claiming author signature. Pages are tanned but unmarked, binding square, covers bright beneath honest shelf wear—no smoke, no dog-ears, just the patina of a book that has already travelled.

Ideal for Moorehead completists, Australiana buffs, or anyone curious about Australia’s Cold-War mining boom and its impact on Indigenous lands. A tight, readable copy ready for the shelf or the outback backpack.

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