Their Fiery Cross of Union: A Retelling of the Creation of the Australian Federation, 1889-1914 - Paperbackby Coleman O. William (Author) 'Better than any other account, Their Fiery Cross of Union shatters the myths Australians have cherished about Federation. It both sets out those myths and in gripping prose exposes their limitations and contradictions. Using, without ever being heavy handed, all the tools of modern social science, it mercilessly tests the claims of Federation's staunchest advocates and compares them to explanations which make sense of