Churchill's History of the English-Speaking Peoples

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The noted historian, Henry Steele Commager, has arranged the text of Winston Churchill's famous four-volume History of the English-Speaking Peoples so that a single inclusive volume is available for those who wish to follow the main stream of the unparalleled story of the English-speaking people. There has been no rewriting of the text. Every page is alive with the vigor and pulse of Churchill's own words as he set them down in the original presentation of his great chronicle.
This authoritative yet easy-to-read text is accompanied by more than 50 illustrations, maps and genealogical tables. The marvelous gallery of historical portraits that has been retained in this edition includes Alfred the Great, Richard the Lion-Hearted, Joan of Arc, Henry VIII, Elizabeth 1, George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, General Robert E. Lee and Queen Victoria. Churchill profiles important political figures from the British monarchy as... Tovább

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ChurchilFs
HISTORY OF THE
ENGLISH-SPEAKING
PEOPLES
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The noted historian, Henry Steele Commager, has arranged the text of Winston Churchill's famous four-volume History of the English-Speaking Peoples so that a single inclusive volume is available for those who wish to follow the main stream of the unparalleled story of the English-speaking people. There has been no rewriting of the text. Every page is alive with the vigor and pulse of Churchill's own words as he set them down in the original presentation of his great chronicle.
This authoritative yet easy-to-read text is accompanied by more than 50 illustrations, maps and genealogical tables. The marvelous gallery of historical portraits that has been retained in this edition includes Alfred the Great, Richard the Lion-Hearted, Joan of Arc, Henry VIII, Elizabeth 1, George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, General Robert E. Lee and Queen Victoria. Churchill profiles important political figures from the British monarchy as well as leaders from the mother country's budding colonies including the United States, Canada and India.
The stirring battle scenes are also here, among them Hastings, Agincourt, The Spanish Armada, Quebec, Yorktown, Trafalgar, Waterloo and Gettysburg. Other great events of the past are presented in Churchill's grand manner, such as the martyrdom of Becket, the signing of the Magna Carta, the Great Plague and the Fire of London. Churchill takes the reader behind the scenes during the War of the Roses, the reign of Henry Vlll, the American Revolution, the rise and fall of Napoleon, the emergence of slavery as a political issue in
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the United States and the bitter War Between the States.
In his preface, Henry Steele Commager writes, "Like almost everything Winston Churchill wrote, !Aj History of the English-Speaking Peoples was a very personal book. This history was a project long close to Churchill's heart and long in his mind as well. He began work on it in the thirties, when he was out of office; he returned to it again after he had helped guide the English-speaking peoples to victory in the second World War; it represented therefore almost two decades of thought and of writing."
In ChurchilPs History of the English-Speak-ing Peoples, the British prime minister's sharp insight and great wit make this intriguing book fascinating reading. Churchill's concise prose carefully intertwines the history of the various English-speaking countries and colonies into a rich, well-developed tapestry.
When the original edition was first published, Sir Harold Nicolson wrote in the New York Times, "It is both massive and readable, authoritative and exciting; instructive and pleasurable, stimulating and abundantly fair. The reader becomes conscious of being in the presence of a noble nature, a penetrating intelligence, a deeply experienced wisdom and a witty and engaging temperament." Churchill's History of the English-Speaking Peoples is all this and more. Whether one is a history buff or just fc interested in one aspect of our country's past, this book makes a handsome addition to any bookshelf.
Cover portrait of Winston Churchill by Capt. Cuthbert Orde, courtesy of The Granger Collection
Jacket design by Curtis Tow
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