This superb account of the public and private life of the greatest Englishman of our century makes a rare firsthand contribution to the history of an epoch and to the understanding of a man. Violet Bonham Carter was Churchill's close personal friend for nearly sixty years. Her book focuses on the formative and crucial years from 1906 to 1916 that shaped his political style as well as his philosophy; it contains a vast amount of new material that has never been previously published.
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This superb account of the public and private life of the greatest Englishman of our century makes a rare firsthand contribution to the history of an epoch and to the understanding of a man. Violet Bonham Carter was Churchill's close personal friend for nearly sixty years. Her book focuses on the formative and crucial years from 1906 to 1916 that shaped his political style as well as his philosophy; it contains a vast amount of new material that has never been previously published.
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Fine; Collectible. Lady Violet Bonham Carter, the daughter of British Prime Minister Asquith, was a close personal friend of Winston Churchill for nearly 60 years. The value of this account is rooted in that fact for I dare say Winston had many admirers and critics but few personal, intimate friends with whom he would truly confide. Winston talked a lot about himself in letters and at dinner conversations. However, there aren't many glimpses of the ruminations behind that facade, save for those provided by Churchill himself, which then must be considered in the context that he was on stage from his earliest teen years and always playing to the crowd and history. In proof, let us borrow Lady Carter's quote of A. G. Gardiner who allegedly wrote that "in the theatre of his mind it is always the hour of fate and the crack of doom." This is a splendid little account from Lady Carter where she focuses on the period from 1906-1916, however, there are a few contextual items the reader should bear in mind. She was a confidante of the circles of power and British elite society. She led a privileged life in a particular period of English history following the heady days of Queen Victoria's Empire. She adored her father and Churchill. As you would expect, there is a graceful style to the prose and there are over 20 illustrations. It is not an exhaustive autobiography but her firsthand account offers these things to the student of Churchill-a woman's view; a social and political peer's view and a confidante's view. In the preface, Lady Carter quotes Gray's remark to Horace Walpole that "any fool may write a most valuable book by chance, if he will only tell us what he heard and saw with veracity." That is the value of Lady Carter's witness. First American Edition. This copy looks like it has never been opened. Little wear. You may expect delivery in one week.
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Near fine in Near fine jacket. Near fine condition. Konecky & Konecky, 1995. First US edition. Large format blue hardback(silver lettering to the spine) with Dj(a couple of small nicks, scratches and crease on the Dj cover), both in near fine condition. Illustrated with b/w photos. Nice and clean pages with a small ink mark and nick on the outer edges, two pencil marks impressions and scratch on the edge of the first blank page of the book. Nice and clean book with light shelf wear inside the edges of the Dj cover(small ink mark and slightly yellow on the edges).417pp including List of illustrations, some significant dates in the life of Winston Churchill, list of printed sources, notes on references, index. Heavy book. This is another paragraph Product Description: This superb account of the public and private life of Winston Churchill makes a rare firsthand contribution to the history of an epoch and to the understanding of one of the 20th Century's most influential leaders. Violet Bonham Carter, daughter of Prime Minister H. H. Asquith, was Churchill's close personal friend for nearly sixty years. Her book focuses on the formative and crucial years from 1906 to 1916 that shaped his political style as well as his philosophy. It contains a vast amount of material that has never been previously published.
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Good. 1965. Hardcover. Good to very good, clean copy in dust wrapper. DW showing some shelfwear to edges with minor tears.....We ship daily from our Bookshop.
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Very good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
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Very good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
