A History of Australia: The people make laws, 1888-1915The late Manning Clark aims to bring to attention the foibles and strengths in every person, traits forced to the fore in the hardship and trauma that occured during the establishment and develpment of white settlement in Australia. Clark sets out to use the tragedies and successes of national heroes such as explorerers and generals, and those of the average person such as soldiers at Gallipoli and farmer's wives, to create a memorable tableau. |
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... moral suasion was past . In opposition to the friends of Mammon , Henry Lawson had dreamed the great dream of Eden in Australia after the cleansing fire of revolution . But Henry Lawson did not know who would lead such a revolution , or ...
... moral suasion was past . In opposition to the friends of Mammon , Henry Lawson had dreamed the great dream of Eden in Australia after the cleansing fire of revolution . But Henry Lawson did not know who would lead such a revolution , or ...
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... moral purity of its public men than with social reform . At party conferences many speakers addressed themselves to the question of how a Labor man could remain free from corruption ; how , for example , a man from the workshop , the ...
... moral purity of its public men than with social reform . At party conferences many speakers addressed themselves to the question of how a Labor man could remain free from corruption ; how , for example , a man from the workshop , the ...
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... moral passion he belonged to the grand tradition of the historian - prophets . All his reading and his experience of life led him to take a stand alone rather than put his talents to the service of a mass movement . He drew strength ...
... moral passion he belonged to the grand tradition of the historian - prophets . All his reading and his experience of life led him to take a stand alone rather than put his talents to the service of a mass movement . He drew strength ...
Contents
A TIME OF TUMULT | 91 |
THE TABLETS OF THE | 201 |
EMBOURGEOISEMENT | 251 |
Copyright | |
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