The Churchills: An Intimate History of a Family from the Duke of Marlborough to Winston Churchill
Author(s): Mary S. Lovell
'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 - ultimately our 'greatest Briton'.
General Information
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- : Little, Brown & Company
- : Little, Brown & Company
- : 01 April 2011
- : United States
- : 01 April 2011
- : books
Other Specifications
- : Mary S. Lovell
- : Hardback
- : 1
- : 640
- : 32pp of b/w photos
More About The Product
Mary Lovell is a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. She is the author of seven previous biographies including the bestselling THE MITFORD GIRLS.