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Few Australians know the name of their first Prime Minister, yet without Edmund Barton Australia might not have become a Commonwealth in 1901. Engaging and thoroughly researched, this biography is the first in fifty years to examine the life of this inspiring Australian.This is the story of how an easy-going Sydney politician, with a reputation for enjoying the pleasures of the table and a fondness for cricket, became possessed by one enduring enthusiasm. That passion, maintained across almost two decades, was to make a new country from a collection of British colonies.How did Edmund Barton,…
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2 editions- Ebook · English · 2009Allen & Unwin Pty Ltd · 9781741767674
- Hardcover · English · 2001Allen & Unwin Academic · 400 pages · 9781865084091
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