Gough Whitlam: A Moment in History: The Biography Volume 1 by Jenny Hocking

Book Description

Secondhand. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Dust jacket has minor wear to corners and some creasing near spine.

Gough Whitlam: A Moment in History is a magnificent biography that illuminates the path that took one man to power. From his childhood in the fledging city of Canberra to his first appearance as Prime Minister, 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 interviews with family and colleagues, and exclusive interviews with Gough Whitlam himself.

Hocking's narrative skill and scrupulous research reveal 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. (book flap)