Black Jack McEwen

by Peter Golding

Biography of John McEwen, leader of the Federal Country Party from 1958 to 1971 and a complex man.

John McEwen, thirty-seven years a politician, twenty-three days a Prime Minister and always a farmer, was an extraordinary mix of a man. His staff revered him and his adversaries feared him. There was no one, friend or foe, who did not respect him. Orphaned at seven and raised in poverty, this self-educated soldier-settler overcame...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0522847188
• ISBN13: 9780522847185
• Release Date: October 1992
• Publisher: Melbourne University
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 5.6" x 8.3"