In the Footsteps of Churchill (Paperback)
| Author: Richard Holmes |
List Price:
$17.50
(Save 27%)
Today
$12.72
+ $3.75 SHIPPING
EARN 5x (64) RAKUTEN SUPER POINTSWhat's this?
| Format: | Paperback |
Condition:
Brand New
Temporarily Sold Out.:
More inventory may be available. Place your order today and be one of the first to receive this product when it arrives!
Alert me when this item is in stock.
More inventory may be available. Place your order today and be one of the first to receive this product when it arrives!
Alert me when this item is in stock.
1 New
from
$12.72
5x
Share
Product Details:
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Basic Books (AZ)
ISBN-10: 0465030831
ISBN-13: 9780465030835
Sku: 202491444
Publish Date: 4/10/2007
Pages:
351
Age Range:
NA
See more in Presidents & Heads of State
There is an almost unsettling similarity between a photograph of Winston when he was seven years old and Yousuf Karsh's famous portrait of him taken in Canada on the last day of 1941, 60 years later. There he is, hand on hip, head thrust slightly forward and eyes challenging the camera. (from the first line)
| Focusing on the unquiet inner life of Winston Churchill, an acclaimed historian offers a revelatory new biography of one the greatest leaders the world has ever known |
Annotation:
While many studies of Winston Churchill focus rightly on his amazing career as prime minister, when he led his nation through its most difficult time, IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF CHURCHILL looks at Churchill's influences. In this readerly and accessible biography, Richard Holmes mines the many letters, public records, and biographies by other writers, as he looks for the sources of Churchill's greatness in his family (especially his mother, Jennie) and in the Victorian milieu in which he grew up, as well as in his world travels and experiences in the Boer War, his writing, and his long and varied career in politics. Holmes presents Churchill as a young man on his way up, and shows how his character--headstrong, aloof, and confrontational--brings him both success and setbacks, and how the apprenticeship of some 40-odd years was a prelude to Churchill's finest hour.
While many studies of Winston Churchill focus rightly on his amazing career as prime minister, when he led his nation through its most difficult time, IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF CHURCHILL looks at Churchill's influences. In this readerly and accessible biography, Richard Holmes mines the many letters, public records, and biographies by other writers, as he looks for the sources of Churchill's greatness in his family (especially his mother, Jennie) and in the Victorian milieu in which he grew up, as well as in his world travels and experiences in the Boer War, his writing, and his long and varied career in politics. Holmes presents Churchill as a young man on his way up, and shows how his character--headstrong, aloof, and confrontational--brings him both success and setbacks, and how the apprenticeship of some 40-odd years was a prelude to Churchill's finest hour.
Praise
Times Literary Supplement
"[A] solidly detailed though short account destined to be enjoyed by Churchill aficionados." - William Boyd 05/13/2005
"[A] solidly detailed though short account destined to be enjoyed by Churchill aficionados." - William Boyd 05/13/2005
Book Format:
Related Products
