WORLD OF ALBERT FACEY

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THE WORLD OF ALBERT FACEY
by J. B. Hirst

The History Institute of Victoria in Association with Allen & Unwin
Paperback 1992
ISBN 186373161X

From the back cover... Albert Facey is our Everyman. He was bush-worker, soldier at Gallipoli, unionist, farmer, family man and suburban home-improver. His autobiography A Fortunate Life, besides all its other virtues, is an excellent introduction to the social history of his time.
This book looks at Facey's world, starting from what he tells us. It moves in the directions he points - to families broken up by depression and death, to children juggling school and work, to new opportunities on the land, to Aborigines and drovers in the outback, to boxing tents and country shows, to happy marriages. It also uncovers something which Facey does not tell us about and what perhaps he never knew - his family's history before his own appearance.
The world in which Facey grew up - among farmers, workers and miners - is the same world described in Henry Lawson's stories. This book brings these two famous Australian authors together in a novel way. After each chapter on Facey and his times there is a Lawson story on the same theme.
The World of Albert Facey brings to life the wider world in which Albert Facey lived his fortunate life. It is an evocative exploration of Australia's social history.
At the time of publication John Hirst lectured in History at La Trobe University and is a leading historian in Australia. Other books he has written include Convict Society and its Enemies, The Strange Birth of Colonial Democracy and The Shortest History of Europe.

Ex-library with associated stamps. Covered with clear adhesive covering. Minor shelf wear. All pages are clean and undamaged. Numerous B&W photographs.
167 pages including index.

Price: $20.00

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