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This book offers a readable yet scholarly account of the life of one of the greatest statesmen of empire, William Pitt the Elder, First Earl of Chatham (1708-78). Chatham is seen as a political outsider who rose to direct British policy in the Seven Years War, the crucial struggle that gave Canada to Britain. A critic of domestic corruption, he was subsequently a champion of American liberties. Chatham's achievement was all the more remarkable for a politician who was dogged for much of his life by poor physical health and considerable mental stress. His position as an outsider was crucial: it helped make his reputation, and to make him an unsettling figure. It also caused problems when he gained office, but it ensured Chatham was and seemed, 'different'. He was a man with whom the national interest could be associated, not simply because he made the claim himself, but also because he seemed apart from the world of court and connection.

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Kategoria Książki po angielsku Humanities History Regional & national history

• Pełny tytuł: Pitt the Elder
• Autor: Jeremy Black
• Język: Angielski
• Oprawa: Miękka
• Liczba stron: 340
• EAN: 9780521398060
• ISBN: 0521398061
• ID: 02029560
• Wydawca: Cambridge University Press
• Waga: 472 g
• Wymiary: 140 × 216 × 21 mm
• Data wydania: 27. November 1992

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