Robert Menzies: A Life: Volume 1: 1894?1943 (australian Lives)

Admired and reviled, for more than thirty years Robert 'Ming' Menzies stood at the centre of power in Australia. His concerns and political style influenced two generations; from the beginning of his long political career he grew to dominate the practice and language of Australian politics. The first of two volumes, this book documents the early years of the brilliant lawyer, who came to be known as 'Pig-Iron Bob' and who was to create the Liberal Party from the ashes of the UAP, becoming a towering figure in post-war Australia. Frontmatter Preface (page xi) 1 From Jeparit to the University of Melbourne (page 1) 2 The Young Lawyer (page 32) 3 'A Certain Amount of Public Work' (page 53) 4 The Coming of the UAP (page 68) 5 State Politician and Minister (page 94) 6 Federal Attorney-General, 1934 (page 120) 7 The Discovery of England, 1935 (page 143) 8 Qualifying for 'Omniscience', 1936-1937 (page 177) 9 The Narrow Squeak (page 203) 10 England and Europe, 1938 (page 219) 11 Days of Unsettlement, 1938-1939 (page 240) 12 Prime Minister of Australia, 1939 (page 266) 13 Political Uncertainties, 1939-1940 (page 287) 14 Encountering Churchill's England, 1941 (page 316) 15 Ireland, Churchill and Disillusion (page 337) 16 And Bleed Awhile (page 356) 17 In the Wilderness (page 388) 18 Phoenix? (page 408) Reflections (page 425) Sources (page 432) Index (page 435)