William Morris Hughes

His Life and Times

by W. Farmer Whyte

Angus and Robertson, 1957, [First Edition], b/w photographic plates, colour frontispiece, hardcover, dustjacket

Very Good Condition,some rubbing to edges and corners, previous owners gift inscription on front end-paper, some surface shelf wear, dustjacket shows some wear with closed chips and tears to edges, some creasing and rubbing (see photographs)

'This is the most complete biography of William Morris Hughes, one of the most dynamic figures in Australian history.  A member of the Federal Parliament for fifty-two years, from its first session, he became a legend in his lifetime - "the little digger", Australia's leader in the first World War, the orator who fired wartime Britain, the Labour leader who broke with his party on the conscription issue, the antagonist of Woodrow Wilson at Versailles, the man whose wit and explosive force are the subject of innumerable good stories.'