Federation by Brian Ernest Matthews - USED

1901 was the year in which the Australian colonies became one nation with one destiny. In this engaging and accessible book, published to accompany the brilliant Film Australia/ABC television documentary 'Federation', the acclaimed writer and historian Brian Matthews tells the story of how Australia was born. Matthews brings to life the remarkable group of individuals - among them Henry Parkes, Alfred Deakin, Edmund Barton and Charles Kingston - who struck bargains, lost tempers and found solutions to create Australian democracy. He recounts the fierce debates that echoed for a decade on city streets, at conferences and conventions until the people of Australia threw a vast party to celebrate their new nation. Richly illustrated with contemporary photographs, Federation provides a fascinating insight into daily life when the birth of a new century ushered in this momentous event. It includes a chronology of key dates and reproduces our original constitution.

ISBN: 9781876485115