$59.95 – Hardcover book / New South Books / ISBN:9781742231266
A Three-Cornered Life: The Historian W.K. Hancock
While W.K. Hancock may no longer be described as ‘Australia’s most distinguished historian’, he has some enduring claims to our attention. No other Australian historian – and few elsewhere – can match his ‘span’, to use one of his watchwords. Hancock was a major historian in four or five fields, who himself made history by going on a mission to Uganda for the British government in 1954 to mediate the future of Buganda after its ruler had been exiled.
He was also, from a room in the Cabinet Office in Whitehall, the editor of a vast historical project: the writing of a series of accounts of British mobilisation on the home front during the Second World War. In addition, Hancock was a founder of the Australian National University, while his Australia (1930) remains one of the classic accounts of this country.
A Three-Cornered Life is a superbly written and thorough biography of one of the finest twentieth century historians.
Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature 2012 Non-Fiction Shortlist
1835: The Founding Of Melbourne And The Conquest Of Australia
$44.95 – Hardcover book / Black Inc
In 1835 an illegal squatter camp was established on the banks of the Yarra River. In defiance of authorities in London and Sydney, Tasmanian speculators began sending men and sheep across Bass Strait – and so changed the... Buy or find out more →
My Blood's Country
$27.99 – Paperback book / Allen & Unwin
An intensely personal exploration and celebration of the life and work of one of Australia's premier poets, Judith Wright, through the landscape and country she loved so much.
'Sometimes in life you get lucky. Someone of... Buy or find out more →
A Three-Cornered Life: The Historian W.K. Hancock
$59.95 – Hardcover book / New South Books
While W.K. Hancock may no longer be described as ‘Australia’s most distinguished historian’, he has some enduring claims to our attention. No other Australian historian – and few elsewhere – can match his ‘span’, to use ... Buy or find out more →
Franklin And Eleanor: An Extraordinary Marriage
$36.99 – Paperback book / Melb Univ Press
Franklin Delano and Eleanor Roosevelt’s marriage is one of the most celebrated and scrutinized partnerships in presidential history. It raised eyebrows in their lifetimes and has only become more controversial since thei... Buy or find out more →
An Eye For Eternity: The Life Of Manning Clark
$54.99 – Hardcover book / Melb Univ Press
Manning Clark (1915–1991) was a complex, demanding and brilliant man. Mark McKenna’s compelling biography of this giant of Australia’s cultural landscape is informed by his reading of Clark’s extensive private letters, j... Buy or find out more →
Reading By Moonlight: Reading By Moonlight: How Books Saved a Life
$24.95 – Paperback book / Penguin Books
When Miles Franklin-shortlisted novelist Brenda walker became sick she turned to two healers: doctors and books. This is the story of how she recovered.
Packing her bag for hospital after being diagnosed with breast canc... Buy or find out more →
Winners of the 2010-11 Prime Minister’s Prize for Australian History
A Three-Cornered Life: The Historian W.K. Hancock
$59.95 – Hardcover book / New South Books
While W.K. Hancock may no longer be described as ‘Australia’s most distinguished historian’, he has some enduring claims to our attention. No other Australian historian – and few elsewhere – can match his ‘span’, to use ... Buy or find out more →
Bad Characters: Sex, Crime, Mutiny, Murder And The Australian Imperial Force
$34.95$29.95 – Trade paperback / Pier 9
Australia's long-standing love affair with the Diggers has blinded us to the dark side of the Anzac legend. Bad Characters is a book that will do something no other book has tried to do. It will tell the story of the Aus... Buy or find out more →
