Enigmatic Mr Deakin, The

Judith Brett
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• Judith Brett’s new biography of Alfred Deakin, The Enigmatic Mr Deakin, reveals the intense inner world of one of Australia’s most important political figures
• Alfred Deakin was a key political player in the achievement of Federation and the consolidation of white Australia, and a catalyst for the formation of Australia’s durable two-party system
• Brett brings Deakin’s public political, inner religious and private domestic lives together within a single narrative framework
• The biography also explores Deakin’s family relationships, his lifelong interest in religion and youthful involvement in spiritualism
The Enigmatic Mr Deakin helps us understand how Deakin shaped the country we live in today, and the lessons he could teach us about how to handle unstable parliaments
• This is the first accessible biography of Deakin in a long time. pp. 490 illusts First Edition #1119

Additional Information

AuthorJudith Brett
PublisherText Publishing Company, Melbourne
Year Published2017
Book Condition

FINE

Binding Type

Hardcover in Dustjacket

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