The Enigmatic Mr Deakin
Author: Brett, Judith
ISBN: 9781925603712
Publisher: Text Publishing
Year First Published: 2018
Pages: 512
Dimensions: 234mm x 154mm x 38mm
Format: Paperback / softback
Description
An insightful and accessible new biography of Alfred Deakin, Australia's second prime minister.
Alfred Deakin - scholar, spiritualist, prime minister - was instrumental in creating modern Australia. In the first biography of Deakin in more than half a century, the acclaimed political historian Judith Brett deftly weaves together his public, private and family lives. She brings out from behind the image of a worthy, bearded father of federation the principled and passionate, gifted and eccentric figure whose legacy continues to shape the contours of the nation's politics.
ISBN: 9781925603712
Publisher: Text Publishing
Year First Published: 2018
Pages: 512
Dimensions: 234mm x 154mm x 38mm
Format: Paperback / softback
Description
An insightful and accessible new biography of Alfred Deakin, Australia's second prime minister.
Alfred Deakin - scholar, spiritualist, prime minister - was instrumental in creating modern Australia. In the first biography of Deakin in more than half a century, the acclaimed political historian Judith Brett deftly weaves together his public, private and family lives. She brings out from behind the image of a worthy, bearded father of federation the principled and passionate, gifted and eccentric figure whose legacy continues to shape the contours of the nation's politics.
