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'Graham Berry (1822-1904) was colonial Australia’s most gifted, creative and controversial politician. A riveting speaker, a newspaper proprietor and editor, and the founder of Australia’s first mass political party, he wielded these tools to launch an age of reform: spearheading the adoption of a ‘protectionist’ economic policy, the payment of parliamentarians, and the taxing of large landowners. He also sought the reform of the Constitution, precipitating a crisis that the London Times likened to a ‘revolution’. This book recovers Berry’s forgotten and fascinating life. It explores his drives and aspirations, the scandals and defeats that nearly derailed his career, and his remarkable rise from linen-draper and grocer to adored popular leader. It establishes his formative influence on later Australian politics. And it also uses Berry’s life to reflect on the possibilities and constraints of democratic politics, hoping thereby to enrich the contemporary political imagination.'
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[Review] Democratic Adventurer : Graham Berry and the making of Australian Politics
2020
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review
— Appears in: Journal of the Royal Australian Historical Society , December vol. 106 no. 2 2020; (p. 216-218)
— Review of Democratic Adventurer : Graham Berry and the Making of Australian Politics 2020 single work biography 'Democratic Adventurer is the story of a socially progressive politician who might well be regarded as a forgotten Father of Federation.' (Introduction)
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[Review] Democratic Adventurer : Graham Berry and the making of Australian Politics
2020
single work
review
— Appears in: Journal of the Royal Australian Historical Society , December vol. 106 no. 2 2020; (p. 216-218)
— Review of Democratic Adventurer : Graham Berry and the Making of Australian Politics 2020 single work biography 'Democratic Adventurer is the story of a socially progressive politician who might well be regarded as a forgotten Father of Federation.' (Introduction)
Awards
- 2020 shortlisted Victorian Community History Award — History Publication Award