The Alert Grey Twinkling Eyes of C. J. DeGaris
$35.98
- Paperback
400 pages
- Release Date
1 July 2022
Summary
The Comet: The Rise and Fall of C. J. DeGaris
Entrepreneur, aviator, publisher, publicist, propagandist, playwright, songwriter, motorist, land developer, dreamer: for five brief years it seemed like there was nothing Clement John DeGaris couldn’t do. He’d inveigle your life savings out of you with a promise of doubling them in a year and then, when he lost them, he’d promise to reimburse you and you’d lend him some more to make it easier. He was dashing, patriotic, handsome, fearle…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781760801656 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1760801658 |
| Author: | David Nichols |
| Publisher: | UWA Publishing |
| Imprint: | UWA Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Release Date: | 1 July 2022 |
| Weight: | 581g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 156mm x 21mm |
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About The Author
David Nichols
Born in Melbourne in 1965, David Nichols is a historian of urban and/or popular culture focusing primarily on 20th century Australia. In the 1980s and 90s he edited and wrote for glossy magazines in Sydney. He obtained his PhD from Deakin University in 2002 with a thesis exploring the origins and promotion of town planning in Australia in the early 20th century. Since 2007 he has taught history and theory in the urban planning program at the University of Melbourne’s Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning. Additionally, he has had a long association with public radio and is a regular commentator on urban and social issues. He lives with two cats and has a reasonable and well-managed obsession with Finland, its culture and its history.
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