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'The much-anticipated second volume of former labor prime minister Gough Whitlam's biography.
'In the first volume acclaimed biographer Jenny Hocking illuminated Whitlam's path to power, and here she recreates the excitement of Whitlam's historic win in 1972, the forces that never accepted his ascendency and the tragedy that followed. Drawing on previously unseen archival material, extensive interviews with family and colleagues as well as exclusive interviews with the man himself, this second volume finally exposes the truth about the Whitlam years.' (Publisher's blurb)
Notes
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Epigraph: My experience in politics is that when nothing is controversial, when everything is beautifully co-ordinated it must be that nothing is changing.
Gough Whitlam
13 February 1987
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FAW Barbara Ramsden Award Judges’ Report :
Gough deserves the prize for the sheer volume of information presented in a structure that flows well. Despite the dauntingly dense text and long sentences, the narrative seldom misses a beat, except where it misses a comma. Occasional ambiguities are easier to forgive amongst thousands of facts and quotations.
The authorial voice is consistently that of a scrupulously fair journalist with the wit to insert a fine needlepoint of irony into irrefutable fact. Where hindsight and narrative structure required a reprise of a controversial event, the near-total avoidance of repetition in phrasing and quotations is masterly. Hocking's acknowledgement of Keogh's copy-editing as 'expert' speaks volumes. They are both veterans of their craft with personal experience of the relevant timeframe, and their joint commitment to this monumental project of several years' duration is reminiscent of the glory days of publishing.'
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Other Formats
- Sound recording.
- Large print.
Works about this Work
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The Downfall of Gough Whitlam : Part 1 : The Contribution of Lional Murphy
2013
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criticism
— Appears in: Quadrant , March vol. 57 no. 3 2013; (p. 54-65) -
Untitled
2013
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review
— Appears in: The Times Literary Supplement , 25 January no. 5730 2013; (p. 26)
— Review of Gough Whitlam : His Time : Volume 2 2012 single work biography -
Fascinating Portrait of the Whitlam Years
2013
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review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 26-27 January 2013; (p. 20-21)
— Review of Gough Whitlam : His Time : Volume 2 2012 single work biography -
Gough Whitlam His Time The Biography Volume II
2013
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review
— Appears in: Journal of Australian Studies , 1 June vol. 37 no. 2 2013; (p. 260-261)
— Review of Gough Whitlam : His Time : Volume 2 2012 single work biography -
What the Government Did Today
2012
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review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , November no. 346 2012; (p. 15-17)
— Review of Gough Whitlam : His Time : Volume 2 2012 single work biography
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Whitlam and His Public Service Demons
2012
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review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 4 September 2012; (p. 4-5)
— Review of Gough Whitlam : His Time : Volume 2 2012 single work biography -
Shortcomings Dismissed
2012
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review
— Appears in: The Saturday Age , 29 September 2012; (p. 27) The Sydney Morning Herald , 29-30 September 2012; (p. 33)
— Review of Gough Whitlam : His Time : Volume 2 2012 single work biography -
A Flawed Giant
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: Inside Story , October 2012; Inside Story , October-November no. 12 2012; (p. 14-15)
— Review of Gough Whitlam : His Time : Volume 2 2012 single work biography -
What the Government Did Today
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , November no. 346 2012; (p. 15-17)
— Review of Gough Whitlam : His Time : Volume 2 2012 single work biography -
Fascinating Portrait of the Whitlam Years
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 26-27 January 2013; (p. 20-21)
— Review of Gough Whitlam : His Time : Volume 2 2012 single work biography -
Murdoch Offer for Whitlam Footage
2012
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column
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 26 August 2012; (p. 3) -
Naked Tory Lunge for Power Undid Gough : Rudd
2012
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column
— Appears in: The Australian , 29 August 2012; (p. 2) -
Decades On, Debate over the Dismissal Will Not Die
2012
single work
column
— Appears in: The Australian , 27 August 2012; (p. 14) -
The Downfall of Gough Whitlam : Part 1 : The Contribution of Lional Murphy
2013
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Quadrant , March vol. 57 no. 3 2013; (p. 54-65)
Awards
- 2014 winner The Fellowship of Australian Writers Victoria Inc. National Literary Awards — Barbara Ramsden Award
- 2013 longlisted Mark and Evette Moran Nib Award for Literature
- 2013 shortlisted Queensland Literary Awards — Non-Fiction Book Award
- 2013 shortlisted National Biography Award
- 2013 shortlisted Prime Minister's Literary Awards — The Prime Minister's Prize for Australian History