{"product_id":"federation-by-brian-ernest-matthews","title":"Federation by Brian Ernest Matthews - USED","description":"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.\n\u003cp\u003eISBN: 9781876485115\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43015293567039,"sku":null,"price":7.5,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0647\/8626\/8223\/files\/2634913482856.jpg?v=1773740187","url":"https:\/\/bookconnection.com.au\/products\/federation-by-brian-ernest-matthews","provider":"The Book Connection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}