Beazley

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In this . groundbreaking biographical study, Peter FitzSimons expose character behind this enigmatic politician — his r«' ' ' „k-i
manoeuvring, and previously uncharted realms of hi_ .LearnMg the nates of the game at the kit^^^ business. Handing out 'ho^)v to vote' cards for his f migrants at the Fremantle docks when his father was a Party meetings from outside the town hall window, Ki of politics before he becMBe an eleete4 politician in his
This is a revealing/^'and often surprising pori = -'. ( quiet but profound effectxTn AustraUan politics. Mere r „ hitherto unknown accounts of the Hawke r Keatir^, Australia's telecoHimuriicationSj ^nd the Cheryl Kernt^tiv ^^ = extraordinary access:^to Beazley's diaries and letters, to*fiis co rivals, and to the man himself, Jiiakes'this the major political i jii
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'This iSva compelling and utterly readable portrait of one of Labor's favourite sons. FitzSimons believes in the essential decency of his subject an$ he has... Tovább

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In this . groundbreaking biographical study, Peter FitzSimons expose character behind this enigmatic politician — his r«' ' ' „k-i
manoeuvring, and previously uncharted realms of hi_ .LearnMg the nates of the game at the kit^^^ business. Handing out 'ho^)v to vote' cards for his f migrants at the Fremantle docks when his father was a Party meetings from outside the town hall window, Ki of politics before he becMBe an eleete4 politician in his
This is a revealing/^'and often surprising pori = -'. ( quiet but profound effectxTn AustraUan politics. Mere r „ hitherto unknown accounts of the Hawke r Keatir^, Australia's telecoHimuriicationSj ^nd the Cheryl Kernt^tiv ^^ = extraordinary access:^to Beazley's diaries and letters, to*fiis co rivals, and to the man himself, Jiiakes'this the major political i jii
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'This iSva compelling and utterly readable portrait of one of Labor's favourite sons. FitzSimons believes in the essential decency of his subject an$ he has unearthed a veritable archive of new and deeply personal material to explain the forces which have shaped Beazley the politician.'
- Pamela Williams, author of T^e V/ciory.
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'Lively, illuminating and a really good read. This compelling biography evokes its subject with ^
' impressive insight and narrative flair.' '
' Ross McMullin, author of Lig^i o« Hi//.
'So very revealing ; Adelaide Advertiser Vissza