{"product_id":"the-three-brothers-when-george-washington-and-edmund-barton-sat-down-to-dinner-9780648084808","title":"The Three Brothers: When George Washington and Edmund Barton Sat Down to Dinner","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA compelling mix of American and Australian history with a mystery\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Great War is raging.\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eMysterious circumstances cast an aging George Washington into a strained dinner with Edmund Barton, Australia's canny and pugnacious first prime minister.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Three Brothers\u003c\/em\u003e presents an original and witty behind-the-scenes peek into the rough and tumble world of nation building as told by the first captains of the American and Australian Ships of State.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBarrister, author and historian Stephen Marantelli weaves a meticulously researched history of the troubled and similar foundations of the American Republic and Australian Commonwealth into a riveting narrative that reads like a gripping novel filled with fly-on-the-wall vignettes about America and Australia's scrappy, freedom-hungry founding fathers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA must read for serious political scholars, and a fun romp for curious patriots in both lands.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A rare gem that brings history to life in a fun, intimate way, yet packed with exhaustive research and fascinating trivia.\" - R A Peters author of\u003cem\u003e Power Games\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Clever and entertaining.\" \u003cem\u003eThe Law Institute Journal\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Marantelli can't be faulted for his groundwork.\" \u003cem\u003eThe Australian\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"To read this original work of Marantelli is to be wrapped within a cocoon of sustained lucidity out of which emerge two nations, one a heavyweight, the other a bantamweight. His elucidation of the genesis of the American Republic and Australian Commonwealth is at once readable and memorable.\" - Nicholas Green QC\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Reading \u003cem\u003eThe Three Brothers\u003c\/em\u003e, I thought it was sitting ringside at an arm wrestling championship between the reigning American champion - wearing the red, white and blue - on one side of the table - and the never-say-die challenger from Down Under - wearing the green and yellow - on the other side. Neither gave any quarter.\" Julie Postance, author of \u003cem\u003eBreaking the Sound Barriers\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephen Marantelli\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Waratah North Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/18\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 470\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.51lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 1.05d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780648084808\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMarantelli, Stephen:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Stephen Marantelli lives in Melbourne, Australia, where he is, by profession, a barrister. He has a passion for American history, in particular, the history of the presidency. The nature and trend of the American-Australian alliance is better understood in the light of that history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Waratah North Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40384320929907,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":30.17,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_ec149844-b255-4330-8173-f003054b58ca.jpg?v=1661435291","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-three-brothers-when-george-washington-and-edmund-barton-sat-down-to-dinner-9780648084808","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}