Isaac Isaacs
Type
Book
Authors
Category
Australia and New Zealand
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Publication Year
1967
Publisher
Pages
viii, 272 pages
Subject
Australian Biography
Abstract
"Isaac Isaacs' career has been described as the Australian version of from Log Cabin to White House. His life spanned almost a century of Australian history, and he rose from humble beginnings to successive positions as distinguished barrister, politician, Attorney-General and Chief Justice, and finally became the first Australian born Governor-General." - Viola
Description
Content:
Foreword
The early years
The bar and marriage
Victorian politics: 1892-1901
Founding father: The federal convention 1871-1898
Federal politics: 1901-1906
The high court bench: 1906-1930
Interpreting the constitution
Governor-general of the commonwealth of Australia: 1931-1936
Retirement: The Zionist controversy
The last years: Advocate of constitutional reform
Index
Foreword
The early years
The bar and marriage
Victorian politics: 1892-1901
Founding father: The federal convention 1871-1898
Federal politics: 1901-1906
The high court bench: 1906-1930
Interpreting the constitution
Governor-general of the commonwealth of Australia: 1931-1936
Retirement: The Zionist controversy
The last years: Advocate of constitutional reform
Index
Biblio Notes
Categorized by publisher, then author, subject, then date.
Number of Copies
1
