{"product_id":"2026100008884-secondhand-russell-grimwade","title":"Russell Grimwade","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Worn\/faded, no tears\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFew figures in Australian cultural and scientific life shone as brightly as Sir Frederick Russell Grimwade — industrialist, philanthropist, and passionate guardian of the nation's natural and artistic heritage. This authoritative biography by J. R. Poynter, former Smuts Professor of History at the University of Melbourne, chronicles the remarkable life of a man whose influence stretched across Melbourne's most defining institutions, from the University of Melbourne to the Royal Botanic Gardens, leaving an indelible mark on the country's intellectual and civic landscape.\n\nPoynter brings his formidable scholarly rigour to bear, presenting Grimwade not merely as a captain of industry but as a man of profound aesthetic sensitivity and patriotic conviction — one who used his considerable wealth to shape a distinctly Australian cultural identity. The biography illuminates the contradictions and complexities of a privileged life lived with genuine public purpose, raising compelling questions about legacy, patronage, and what it truly means to serve a nation. Readers drawn to the intersections of wealth, culture, and history will find this portrait utterly absorbing.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49336812863707,"sku":"2026100008884-SECONDHAND","price":20.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/1606ae6e-1bdf-4487-aa39-54197c5e66d1.png?v=1789958506","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100008884-secondhand-russell-grimwade","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}