This revisionist biography of Australian entrepreneur John Wren, who was made infamous by Frank Hardy's influential novel Power Without Glory, reexamines the historical evidence that wrongly vilified John Wren and made him the scapegoat of Australia's culture wars. By demonstrating Frank Hardy's earlier research to be fraudulent and motivated by personal agendas, Wren is revealed to be a generous benefactor to his class and family whose working class origins and illegal gambling pursuits barred his ascension to a position of high societal regard--a position he did not actively pursue.
- ISBN10 192076948X
- ISBN13 9781920769482
- Publish Date 1 June 2005 (first published 1 March 2004)
- Publish Status Unknown
- Out of Print 30 April 2024
- Publish Country AU
- Imprint Scribe Publications
- Format Paperback
- Pages 468
- Language English