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'The simple tale of Simpson and his donkey is the pre-eminent legend of heroism. It is the story of a humble water-carrier, a rescuer of wounded men, a tale of compassion, stoic persistence, with a tragic end. His tale is an integral part of the Anzac story.
'Across time, a simple tale can acquire a complicated history.This is what happened to the man with the donkey and is the subject of this book, Simpson's 'afterlife', the legend. ' (Publisher's blurb)
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- Also large print.
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In Search of the Real John Simpson
2015
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— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 17 May 2015; (p. 28) The Sunday-Age , 17 May 2015; (p. 28) -
Selective Truths
2014
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— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 25-26 January 2014; (p. 17-18)
— Review of Simpson and the Donkey : The Making of a Legend 1992 single work biography -
What is History? A Reply to Tom Curran
1996
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— Appears in: Quadrant , December vol. 40 no. 12 1996; (p. 59-60) -
The Deconstruction of Simpson, the Man with the Donkey
1996
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Quadrant , November vol. 40 no. 11 1996; (p. 22-24) Curran refutes Cochrane's premise in Simpson and the Donkey (Melbourne University Press, 1992) that the Simpson myth was fabricated.
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Selective Truths
2014
single work
column
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 25-26 January 2014; (p. 17-18)
— Review of Simpson and the Donkey : The Making of a Legend 1992 single work biography -
The Deconstruction of Simpson, the Man with the Donkey
1996
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Quadrant , November vol. 40 no. 11 1996; (p. 22-24) Curran refutes Cochrane's premise in Simpson and the Donkey (Melbourne University Press, 1992) that the Simpson myth was fabricated. -
What is History? A Reply to Tom Curran
1996
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Quadrant , December vol. 40 no. 12 1996; (p. 59-60) -
In Search of the Real John Simpson
2015
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 17 May 2015; (p. 28) The Sunday-Age , 17 May 2015; (p. 28)
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