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Publication Date

1973

Place of Publication

Melbourne

Book-plate

No

Summary

Inscription: October 1973. "R.G.M. with the writer's compliments, appreciation of valuable help with Appendix A - and with any due apologies for other passages in the text! F.A., October, 1973". Fred Alexander summarises Australia’s Prime Ministers from Curtin to Menzies in this humorous and provocative book. Appendix A is called "The Spoken Word of Robert Gordon Menzies" and is comprised of three extracts from Menzies's speeches. The reader is tasked with viewing the Liberal Party exclusively through the lens of its leading representatives and opposition. Yet, it is made abundantly clear that the Liberal Party faced severe defeats in its early years and Alexander’s impartial study provides an important sense of perspective on its later success.

Edition

First

Number of Pages

247

Publication Info

hardcover