<p><strong>A compelling mix of American and Australian history with a mystery</strong></p><p>The Great War is raging.<em> </em>Mysterious circumstances cast an aging George Washington into a strained dinner with Edmund Barton, Australia's canny and pugnacious first prime minister.</p><p><em>The Three Brothers</em> presents an original and witty behind-the-scenes peek into the rough and tumble world of nation building as told by the first captains of the American and Australian Ships of State.</p><p>Barrister, author and historian Stephen Marantelli weaves a meticulously researched history of the troubled and similar foundations of the American Republic and Australian Commonwealth into a riveting narrative that reads like a gripping novel filled with fly-on-the-wall vignettes about America and Australia's scrappy, freedom-hungry founding fathers.</p><p>A must read for serious political scholars, and a fun romp for curious patriots in both lands.</p><p>"A rare gem that brings history to life in a fun, intimate way, yet packed with exhaustive research and fascinating trivia." - R A Peters author of<em> Power Games</em></p><p><span class="ql-cursor"></span>"Clever and entertaining." <em>The Law Institute Journal</em> </p><p>"Marantelli can't be faulted for his groundwork." <em>The Australian</em> </p><p>"To read this original work of Marantelli is to be wrapped within a cocoon of sustained lucidity out of which emerge two nations, one a heavyweight, the other a bantamweight. His elucidation of the genesis of the American Republic and Australian Commonwealth is at once readable and memorable." - Nicholas Green QC</p><p>"Reading <em>The Three Brothers</em>, I thought it was sitting ringside at an arm wrestling championship between the reigning American champion - wearing the red, white and blue - on one side of the table - and the never-say-die challenger from Down Under - wearing the green and yellow - on the other side. Neither gave any quarter." Julie Postance, author of <em>Breaking the Sound Barriers</em></p>
