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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. In his first days as Prime Minister, John Curtin presented himself to the press as a self-styled intellectual who loved sport and relaxing, when he could, with a book, beach walk, game of cards or fossick in the garden. He also revealed that he enjoyed poetry so much that he held to a Sunday night poetry ritual.Curtin was Australia's third wartime Prime Minister, Labor's eighth Prime Minister, and the first Prime Minister from a Western Australian electorate.'Toby Davidson reveals a new perspective on John Curtin: the poetry of his times, and the poems he himself read. As Davidson shows, Curtin's poetry reading and his reflections upon it influenced his thoughts and language from his socialist youth to the last days of his leadership of a nation transformed by global peril. Good for the Soul: John Curtin's Life with Poetry is a unique, patiently researched and fascinating re-evaluation of Australia's revered wartime Prime Minister.' John Edwards, author of John Curtin's War Volume I & II'A stunningly comprehensive account which shows a side of John Curtin we have only glimpsed before. Davidson skilfully traces how poetry was Curtin's companion and ally from his humble beginnings in rural Victoria to his death in office in 1945, two months before the end of World War II.' Professor David Black, editor of In His Own Words: John Curtin's Speeches and Writings and Friendship is a Sheltering Tree: John Curtin's Letters 1907 to 1945. In his first days as Prime Minister, John Curtin presented himself to the press as a self-styled intellectual who loved sport and relaxing, when he could, with a book, beach walk, game of cards or fossick in the garden. He also revealed that he enjoyed poetry so much that he held to a Sunday night poetry ritual. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781760801564
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Good for the Soul: John Curtin's life with poetry
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GOOD FOR TEH SOUL John Curtin's life with poetry.
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Soft cover. Condition: Fine. A fine copy. Pp. xvii, 452. Seller Inventory # ABE-1759441103006
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Good for the Soul: John Curtin's Life with Poetry
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Good for the Soul : John Curtin's Life with Poetry
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Good for the Soul: John Curtin's Life with Poetry by Toby Davidson
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Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Good condition. Wear to book corners and edges. Interior and binding are still very good. A stunning, comprehensive account that shows a side of John Curtin we have only glimpsed before. Davidson skillfully traces how Petrie was Curtin's companion and ally, from his humble beginnings in rural Victoria to his death in office in 1945, two months before the end od of WWII. Seller Inventory # 01314
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Paperback thick ocatvo, very good plus condition, minor edgewear, owner's written name, bookshop sticker inside rear cover. 452 pp. Toby Davidson provides a unique and patiently researched re-evaluation of John Curtin, the revered Australian wartime Prime Minister. The author reveals the poetry of his times, notably the poems he himself read. For Curtin, reflection on his poetry reading influenced his thoughts and language from his socialist youth to the last days of his leadership of a nation transformed by the global peril of World War 2. (Sticker of Museum of Australian Democracy, Canberra.). Seller Inventory # 18489
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Good for the Soul (Paperback)
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. In his first days as Prime Minister, John Curtin presented himself to the press as a self-styled intellectual who loved sport and relaxing, when he could, with a book, beach walk, game of cards or fossick in the garden. He also revealed that he enjoyed poetry so much that he held to a Sunday night poetry ritual.Curtin was Australia's third wartime Prime Minister, Labor's eighth Prime Minister, and the first Prime Minister from a Western Australian electorate.'Toby Davidson reveals a new perspective on John Curtin: the poetry of his times, and the poems he himself read. As Davidson shows, Curtin's poetry reading and his reflections upon it influenced his thoughts and language from his socialist youth to the last days of his leadership of a nation transformed by global peril. Good for the Soul: John Curtin's Life with Poetry is a unique, patiently researched and fascinating re-evaluation of Australia's revered wartime Prime Minister.' John Edwards, author of John Curtin's War Volume I & II'A stunningly comprehensive account which shows a side of John Curtin we have only glimpsed before. Davidson skilfully traces how poetry was Curtin's companion and ally from his humble beginnings in rural Victoria to his death in office in 1945, two months before the end of World War II.' Professor David Black, editor of In His Own Words: John Curtin's Speeches and Writings and Friendship is a Sheltering Tree: John Curtin's Letters 1907 to 1945. In his first days as Prime Minister, John Curtin presented himself to the press as a self-styled intellectual who loved sport and relaxing, when he could, with a book, beach walk, game of cards or fossick in the garden. He also revealed that he enjoyed poetry so much that he held to a Sunday night poetry ritual. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781760801564