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'Democratic Adventurer is the story of a socially progressive politician who might well be regarded as a forgotten Father of Federation.' (Introduction)
'Perhaps the saga of getting the National Library of Australia to purchase a large collection of artworks of this dynamic woman, Ellis Rowan, is poorly known.' (Introduction)
'In 2016 Ken Inglis, under pressure from two of his oldest friends, Jay Winter and Bill Gammage, 'relented' to their idea of a 'laconic' colloqium on his life and work.' (Introduction)
'While it seems unlikely that any Australian historian has had more words written about them, or is better known to the general public, this is the first book-length historiographical and biographical study of Geoffrey Blainey.' (Introduction)