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Makers Of Miracles - The Cast of the Federation Story (Paperback)
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Makers Of Miracles - The Cast of the Federation Story (Paperback)
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The road that led to the inauguration of the Australian nation in
Centennial Park, Sydney, on 1 January 1901 was by no means smooth
travelling. Alfred Deakin later noted that Federation 'must always
appear to have been secured by a series of miracles'. These
'miracles' needed committed Australians to make them happen. But
many individuals who helped to write the Federation story have long
been forgotten. Who were these movers and shakers? What were their
hopes for the fledgling nation? Our founders were an eclectic bunch
of characters, with their own ambitions, dreams and foibles; from
the substantial Reid who liked to offer his seat on the tram to not
one but two ladies, to the cunning orator Parkes whom The Bulletin
cheekily dubbed the 'great hi ham'. Makers of Miracles allows us to
see behind the public activities of these men and women and to
understand their private thoughts and aspirations. It is a book not
so much of politics as of personalities, bringing the creators of
our Commonwealth vividly to life.
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