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The Churchills: A Family at the Heart of History - from the Duke of Marlborough to Winston Churchill
Mary S. Lovell
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Description for The Churchills: A Family at the Heart of History - from the Duke of Marlborough to Winston Churchill
Paperback. *The story of one of the most famous of all British families - the Churchills Num Pages: 640 pages, Section: 32, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGH; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 197 x 42. Weight in Grams: 522.
There never was a Churchill from John of Marlborough down who had either morals or principles', so said Gladstone. From the First Duke of Marlborough - soldier of genius, restless empire-builder and cuckolder of Charles II - onwards, the Churchills have been politicians, gamblers and profligates, heroes and womanisers. The Churchills is a richly layered portrait of an extraordinary set of men and women - grandly ambitious, regularly impecunious, impulsive, arrogant and brave. And towering above the Churchill clan is the figure of Winston - his failures and his triumphs shown in a new and revealing context ... Read more
There never was a Churchill from John of Marlborough down who had either morals or principles', so said Gladstone. From the First Duke of Marlborough - soldier of genius, restless empire-builder and cuckolder of Charles II - onwards, the Churchills have been politicians, gamblers and profligates, heroes and womanisers. The Churchills is a richly layered portrait of an extraordinary set of men and women - grandly ambitious, regularly impecunious, impulsive, arrogant and brave. And towering above the Churchill clan is the figure of Winston - his failures and his triumphs shown in a new and revealing context ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Abacus
Number of pages
640
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
640
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780349119786
SKU
V9780349119786
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About Mary S. Lovell
Mary Lovell is a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. She is the author of seven previous biographies including the bestselling THE MITFORD GIRLS.
Reviews for The Churchills: A Family at the Heart of History - from the Duke of Marlborough to Winston Churchill
Meticulously detailed . . . eminently readable.
Walter Olson
Walter Olson