Under the Rainbow
The Life and Times of E.W. Cole
$45.47
- Hardcover
277 pages
- Release Date
4 September 2020
Summary
Under the Rainbow is the life story of E.W. Cole, a colourful and much loved figure of 19th century Melbourne. Best remembered for his Funny Picture Books, his sense of the absurd and his marketing genius, his wonderful arcade was the first ‘department store’ in Melbourne, replete with a live orchestra, an aviary and monkeys alongside books, ornaments, art, curios and tearooms.
But there was more to Cole than his merchandising prowess—he scandalised the clergy with his sacrilegious vi…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780522876222 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0522876226 |
| Author: | Richard Broinowski |
| Publisher: | Melbourne University Press |
| Imprint: | The Miegunyah Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 277 |
| Release Date: | 4 September 2020 |
| Weight: | 1.25kg |
| Dimensions: | 256mm x 212mm x 29mm |
About The Author
Richard Broinowski
Richard Broinowski was born and raised in Melbourne. He gained a law degree from the University of Adelaide and a Master in Public Administration from Harvard.
During a long career as a diplomat, he served in Tokyo, Rangoon, Tehran and Manila, before becoming Ambassador to Vietnam, then the Republic of Korea and finally to Mexico, the Central American Republics and Cuba. In the early 1990s, he took time out to be general manager of Radio Australia. He was president of the New South Wales branch of the Australian Institute of International Affairs from 2014 to 2017.
In 2019 he was appointed an Officer in the Order of Australia for his advancement of Australia’s diplomatic, trade and cultural relations. He lives in Sydney with his wife Alison, and cat Genji. This is his fifth book.
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