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'Gordon Barton is one of the most extraordinary business people Australia has produced. A prominent and provocative commentator with an entirely new vision for Australia, he founded the political party that eventually became the Australian Democrats, owned two radical newspapers including Nation Review, and built a vast commercial empire with interests in transport, mining, insurance, hotels, casinos, and book publishing and retailing.
'Described as the Great Gatsby of his time, Barton's private life was wild and unconventional. He captivated women and counted among his friends the mistress of the whip Madam Lash, the lawyer Sir Lawrence Street, the legendary standover man Tim Bristow and the controversial editor Francis James. At the height of his business success, he generated countless headlines, but died a recluse in Italy having lost the European and Australian transport empires he worked so hard to create.
'To know Gordon Barton is to understand a unique period in Australia's social and political history. Combining deep research with rich personal insight, Sam Everingham brings to life one of Australia's most dynamic and unconventional characters.' (Publisher's blurb)
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Dedication: To our stirrers and shakers for thinking outside the square.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Endlessly Seeking Gordon
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Quadrant , June vol. 53 no. 6 2009; (p. 118-120)
— Review of Gordon Barton : Australia's Maverick Entrepreneur 2009 single work biography -
On the Trail of Gordon Barton, Australian Maverick
2009
single work
column
— Appears in: Newswrite : The NSW Writers' Centre Magazine , April/May no. 184 2009; (p. 17) -
Capital Capers of a True Larrikin
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 5 April 2009; (p. 10)
— Review of Gordon Barton : Australia's Maverick Entrepreneur 2009 single work biography -
The Rise and Fall of an Enterprising Anti-Establishment Buccaneer
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 7 March 2009; (p. 16-17)
— Review of Gordon Barton : Australia's Maverick Entrepreneur 2009 single work biography -
He Won Some and He Lost Some - Brilliantly
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 14-15 February 2009; (p. 32)
— Review of Gordon Barton : Australia's Maverick Entrepreneur 2009 single work biography
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Non- Fiction Books
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 7 - 8 February 2009; (p. 24)
— Review of Gordon Barton : Australia's Maverick Entrepreneur 2009 single work biography -
He Won Some and He Lost Some - Brilliantly
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 14-15 February 2009; (p. 32)
— Review of Gordon Barton : Australia's Maverick Entrepreneur 2009 single work biography -
The Rise and Fall of an Enterprising Anti-Establishment Buccaneer
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 7 March 2009; (p. 16-17)
— Review of Gordon Barton : Australia's Maverick Entrepreneur 2009 single work biography -
Capital Capers of a True Larrikin
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 5 April 2009; (p. 10)
— Review of Gordon Barton : Australia's Maverick Entrepreneur 2009 single work biography -
Endlessly Seeking Gordon
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Quadrant , June vol. 53 no. 6 2009; (p. 118-120)
— Review of Gordon Barton : Australia's Maverick Entrepreneur 2009 single work biography -
Colourful Corporate Cowboy
2009
single work
column
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 31 January - 1 February 2009; (p. 21) -
On the Trail of Gordon Barton, Australian Maverick
2009
single work
column
— Appears in: Newswrite : The NSW Writers' Centre Magazine , April/May no. 184 2009; (p. 17)
Awards
- 2009 shortlisted Blake Dawson Prize for Business Literature