It’s 1916. The Great War is raging. Mysterious circumstances cast an aging George Washington into a strained dinner with Edmund Barton, Australia’s canny and pugnacious first prime minister. The Three Brothers 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. To purchase Stephen Marantelli's original and witty book click here: ![]()
Reviews of The Three Brothers
“A rare gem that brings history to life in a fun, intimate way, yet packed with exhaustive research and fascinating trivia.”

“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.”

“Reading The Three Brothers, I thought I 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 gold - on the other side as they go toe to toe, neither man giving any quarter.”
