Description: Melbourne, Cheshire, 1973 [1st edition]; 323 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., 2 facsims., ports. ; 22 cm. Hard Cover in dustwrapper - a Fine pristine copy of the scarce hard cover edition - no names, stamps, stickers or labels and no annotations - a remarkably well preserved copy. From the dustwrapper: The most dramatic election in memory unseated a Governmententrenched for twenty-three years. It had taken Gough Whitlam six of those years to bring his party from defeat and disarray to an impressive victory.How did it happen? The authors of this book have followed every move along the long, hard path he followed. Getting behind the scenes, they bring to light much that only the insiders saw : the manoeuvres, the conflicts, the personalities that shaped events are all displayed and analysed. Subjects & Keywords:Whitlam, Gough, 1916-2014Australia. Parliament. House of Representatives -- Elections, 1972Australian Labor PartyAustralia. Parliament. House of Representatives. Members. Elections, 1972Australia. Politics, 1966-1972. Australian Labor Party. Whitlam, Edward Gough, 1916-Australia -- Politics and government -- 1965-1972 Related items on Australian elections available from this seller - combine and save on shipping: • Australia Votes : The 1958 Federal Election - D. W. Rawson • Howard's Race : Winning the Unwinnable Election - David Solomon, et al • The Battle for Bennelong - Margot Saville - a 2007 Federal Election contest • Gamble for Power, How Bob Hawke Beat Malcolm Fraser: The 1983 Federal Election (Anne Summers) • What Goes Up : Behind the 2007 Election - Nicholas Stuart • The Crikey Guide to the 2007 Federal Election ed. by Christian Kerr • 2001 : the centenary election - John Warhurst (ed.), Marian Simms (ed.) • Victoria 1985 Legislative Council Election Statistics - results VG • Victoria 1982 General Election Statistics - results for both houses - 2 books • Victoria 1979 General Election Statistics - results for both houses - 2 books VG • Australia at the Polls: The National Elections of 1975 : Howard Penniman • From Banners To Broadcasts : A Collector's Book of Political Memorabilia - Young • 1993 Federal Election : House of Representatives : Two candidate count Related items of ALP interest available from this seller - combine and save on shipping: • Whitlam PM : a biography - Laurie Oakes • Beyond Vietnam. Australia's Regional Responsibility E.G. (Gough) Whitlam • Silence Kills : Events Leading up to the Vietnam Moratorium on 8 May - J Cairns • The Unmaking of Gough - Paul Kelly • A Figure of Speech : A Political Memoir - Graham Freudenberg • Loner : Inside a Labor tragedy - Bernard Lagan • The Latham Diaries - Mark Latham • Civilising Global Capital: New Thinking for Australian Labor - Mark Latham • What Did You Learn Today? : Creating an Education Revolution - Mark Latham • Paul Keating : A question of leadership - Michael Gordon - 2nd edition • Engagement : Australia Faces the Asia Pacific - Paul Keating • After Words : The Post-Prime Ministerial Speeches - Paul Keating • Keating : A Biography - Edna Carew • A Cabinet diary: A personal record of the first Keating Government - Neal Blewett • The Hawke Years : The Story from the Inside - Stephen Mills • Confessions of a failed finance minister - Peter Walsh • The Hawke - Keating Hijack : the ALP in transition - Dean Jaensch • The Hawke ascendancy: a definitive account of its origins and climax 1975-1983 - Paul Kelly • National Reconciliation : The Speeches of Bob Hawke, Prime Minister of Australia Check out this seller's other political book listings - buy multiple items and save on shipping! Shipping:The shipping price includes postage and packaging. WITHIN AUSTRALIA - choose Australia Post Regular Parcel post or Express Post - both options include tracking. INTERNATIONAL - Choose Australia Post International Standard or International Express, both are air services that include tracking.
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Publication Year: 1973
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Book Title: The making of an Australian Prime Minister
Narrative Type: Non-Fiction
Author: Laurie Oakes, David Solomon
Genre: History, Politics & Society
Original Language: English
Publisher: Cheshire
Topic: Political History, Political Parties, Political Science, Whitlam Government, Australia elections 1972, Gough Whitlam
Country/Region of Manufacture: Australia