Manning Clark remains Australia's most influential historian and continues to attract controversy. He had close contact with many of the most important political, literary, and other intellectual figures of his day and was an enthusiastic correspondent. Collected here are letters between Clark and numerous influential Australians that together reveal some of the stories behind major events and issues in the mid-20th century. Lively, biting, moving, and witty, this is a unique look at key events in Australian history.