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James Griffin argues that John Wren was not Australia's Al Capone as portrayed in Frank Hardy's novel Power Without Glory, but the victim of Australia's culture wars. Griffin contends that Frank Hardy's research was flawed and 'fuelled by political objectives and personal ambition.'

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A Legend Rehashed Paul Adams , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: Overland , Autumn no. 178 2005; (p. 80-81)
— Review of John Wren : A Life Reconsidered James Griffin , 2004 single work biography

Jim Griffin Looks Again at John Wren 2004 single work column
— Appears in: Tain , April-May no. 30 2004; (p. 19)

John Wren : A Life Reconsidered James Griffin , 2004 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Sydney Papers , Autumn vol. 16 no. 2 2004; (p. 48-53)

On Record James Griffin , 2004 single work correspondence
— Appears in: Eureka Street , September vol. 14 no. 7 2004; (p. 4)

The Little Man Peter Ryan , 2004 single work criticism
— Appears in: Quadrant , July-August vol. 48 no. 7-8 2004; (p. 78-81)

Power, Glory and Myth Jenny Hocking , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 13 March 2004; (p. 5)
— Review of John Wren : A Life Reconsidered James Griffin , 2004 single work biography

Wren Again Ross Fitzgerald , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 23 March vol. 122 no. 6413 2004; (p. 79)
— Review of John Wren : A Life Reconsidered James Griffin , 2004 single work biography

Wren Reconsidered is Still No Saint Gerard Walsh , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 20 March 2004; (p. 3a)
— Review of John Wren : A Life Reconsidered James Griffin , 2004 single work biography

Off the Shelf Diane Carlyle , Nick Walker , David Dunstan , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian , 3 March 2004; (p. 35)
— Review of John Wren : A Life Reconsidered James Griffin , 2004 single work biography ; Australian Children's Books : A Bibliography : Volume Three 1989-2000 2004 single work bibliography

Not Such a Bad Bloke Robert Murray , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 3-4 April 2004; (p. 10-11)
— Review of John Wren : A Life Reconsidered James Griffin , 2004 single work biography

A Gangster Redeemed David Humphries , 2004 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 6-7 March 2004; (p. 6-7)

A Second Take on a Showman and Colourful Racing Identity Jack Waterford , 2004 single work column
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 11 March 2004; (p. 15)