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Bob Brown: Gentle Revolutionary

by James Norman · 2004

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A biography of the person seen by many as the honest face of Australian politics, this intimate exploration of Bob Brown's world details his difficult adolescence, shy struggles with sexuality, search for intimacy, and conversion from conservative country doctor to environmental activist and political revolutionary.

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biographybiographyMore like thisLess of thispoliticspoliticsMore like thisLess of this
Setting
20th century20th centuryMore like thisLess of thisAustraliaAustraliaMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 248 pages

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