Sir Thomas Playford: A Portrait by Walter Crocker

Sir Thomas Playford: A Portrait

by Walter Crocker

Melbourne University Press, 1983, [First Edition], [Signed By Author], b/w photographic plates, hardcover, dustjacket, ISBN 052284250X

Fine Condition, signed by author on title page, minor edge and shelf wear

'Sir Thomas Playford became a South Australian, even an Australian, institution in his own lifetime.  As Premier for twenty-seven years, from 1938 to 1965, he was able to influence the development of that State more than any other Premier.
Sir Walter Crocker has provided a portrait of a profoundly interesting man and his times.  From it we learn the lessons of his life, especially from his principles and policies, relevant to the increasingly difficult problem of governing modern society.'