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Cargando... Winston S. Churchill: Youth 1874-1900por Randolph S. Churchill
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InscrÃbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. It is a rare treat to read a fair & balanced work that attempts to allow the subject to be presented with not only good qualities but also the shortcomings of one's character. Here the youth of Churchill comes alive with his struggles to gain parental acceptance while failing to measure up to standards which remained frustratingly ambiguous, at least to Winston. Yet his struggles & strivings as a youth would shape him for a future in leading Britain through wars, political struggles & economic troubles. A good read for those who want to know what made Winston an incredible figure throughout the first half of the 20th century. ( ) The filial piety, and the chance to make a buck resulted in the beginning of this multi Volume biography. The initial volume covers WSC from his birth until his election for Oldham in 1901. There's a great air of reverence in this volume, and I would recommend the early part of the single volume biography by Martin Gilbert instead. The Companion volumes, with correspondence and biographical footnotes, are much better for the serious student. sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
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An epic standard in biography, the first volume in the complete and comprehensive life story of one of modern history's greatest figures. The first chapter of Sir Winston Churchill's eight-volume official biography as told through a rich treasure trove of personal letters. This volume covers the years from Churchill's birth in 1874 to his return to England from an American lecture tour, on the day of Queen Victoria's funeral in 1900, in order to embark on his political career. In the opening pages, the account of his birth is presented through letters of his family. The subject comes on the scene with his own words in a letter to his mother, written when he was seven. His later letters, as a child, as a schoolboy at Harrow, as a cadet at Sandhurst, and as a subaltern in India, show the development of his mind and character, his ambition and awakening interests, which were to merge into a genius of our age. An astounding narrative of a great man coming into his own and the times in which he lived… No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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