True Believers is an accessible history of the Federal Parliamentary Labor Party, however the narrative is a little dull.
As a political tragic I found the book compelling, however True Believers is not particularly effective at presenting an interesting narrative. I believe this is due to the lack of linkage to the impact on Australian society. Most of the book is "Caucus this and Cabinet that". Perhaps an outsider would have been better at focusing on the Australian public's perspective.
The book The Great Crash by Sexton is proof that political history does not need to have a dull narrative.
Rating: 3/5
Title: True Believers: The Story of the Federal Parliamentary Labor Party
Author: Faulkner and Macintyre
ISBN: 9871865085272
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