The Whitlam mob / Mungo MacCallum.
Publication details: Collingwood, Victoria : Black Inc., 2014.Description: 233 pages : 1 illustration ; 24 cmISBN:- 9781863956796 :
- 320.994 23
- 994.062 23
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reserves | |
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Book | Melbourne Athenaeum Library | Non-Fiction | 320.994 MACC | Available | 057996 |
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A delightful portrait gallery that evokes a turbulent time.In The Whitlam Mob, Mungo gives a sharp, witty and very personal account of the main characters of the Whitlam years - from Gough and Margaret to Lionel Murphy, Bill Hayden and Jim Cairns. Due attention is also given to 'the other mob' in opposition - Malcolm Fraser, Billy McMahon, John Gorton and more.Replete with anecdote, analysis and gossip, The Whitlam Mob addresses some crucial questions: What was the night of the long prawns? Who was the parliament's leading pants man? And who was 'the toe-cutter'?Accompanied by a selection of cartoons and photos, this is Mungo at his best: vivid and barbed, nostalgic but always clear-eyed.