Gough Whitlam: A Moment in History
by Jenny Hocking
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Acclaimed biographer Jenny Hocking's Gough Whitlam- A Moment in History is the first contemporary and definitive biographical study of the former Labor Prime Minister. From his childhood in the fledging city of Canberra to his first appearance as Prime Minister (playing Neville Chamberlain), to his extensive war service in the Pacific and marriage to Margaret, the champion swimmer and daughter of Justice Wilfred Dovey, the biography draws on previously unseen archival material, extensive show more interviews with family and colleagues, and exclusive interviews with Gough Whitlam himself. Hocking's narrative skill and scrupulous research reveals an extraordinary and complex man, whose life is, in every way, formed by the remarkable events of previous generations of his family, and who would, in turn, change Australian political and cultural developments in the twentieth century. Gough Whitlam- A Moment in History is a magnificent biography that illuminates the path that took one man to power. show lessTags
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Most interesting person - a great subject for a biography (it's volume one only - up until his becoming Australian Prime Minister in 1972). I feel the best is yet to come in the sequel.
At times the prose style is a but turgid and repetitious but the subject matter kept me turning the pages.
At times the prose style is a but turgid and repetitious but the subject matter kept me turning the pages.
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Jenny Hocking is Director of the National Centre for Australian Studies at Monash University.
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- People/Characters
- Gough Whitlam
- Important places
- Australia
- Epigraph
- To remain ignorant of what happened before you were born is to remain always a child.
Cicero - First words
- Henry George Whitlam was an adventurer: well travelled, restless and willing to try anything.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)'Men and women of Australia!'
Classifications
- Genres
- Nonfiction, Politics and Government, Biography & Memoir, History, General Nonfiction
- DDC/MDS
- 320.99406 — Society, Government, and Culture Political science Types of Government Political situation and conditions Pacific Australia
- LCC
- DU117.2 .W47 .H63 — History of Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania Oceania (South Seas) History of Oceania (South Seas) Australia History
- BISAC
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- 46
- Popularity
- 646,234
- Reviews
- 1
- Rating
- (4.25)
- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper
- ISBNs
- 4
- ASINs
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