Clever Men: How worlds collided on the scientific expedition to Arnhem Land of 1948

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'Depicted as an epic Shakespearean like tragedy, Clever Men weaves complex strands in a compelling story of western interaction with Indigenous Australia.' - Peter Yu

'This galloping narrative of Arnhem Land draws on years of intense research by one of Australia's sharpest historians.' - Peter Read

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Martin Thomas is Professor of History at the Australian National University. He has won numerous prizes, including the National Biography Award for The Many Worlds of R.H. Mathews, and Australian Book Review's Calibre Prize for his essay, 'Because It's Your Country' (2013). He has also co-produced an award-winning documentary, Etched in Bone, and produced and broadcast for ABC radio.