Mr. Churchill?s profession the statesman as author and the book that defined the ?special relationship

By:

Clarke, Peter

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York Bloomsbury Press 2012Description: xix, 347 p. : ill . ; 25 cmISBN:

9781408818879

Subject(s):

Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965 -Literary art. Prime ministers-Great Britain --Biography. Great Britain-History-20th century

DDC classification:

941.084092CLA

Summary: In 1953, Winston Churchill received the Nobel Prize for literature. Though he had become a professional writer before he became a politician, and would in the course of a lifetime publish a stream of books and articles, Churchill's political career has largely overshadowed his literary achievements. Tracing the writing of the magisterial work that would occupy him, on and off, for a quarter of a century-the four-volume A History of the English-Speaking Peoples-historian Peter Clarke examines the lesser known of Churchill's two intertwined careers.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Barcode
Book	UONGOZI Institute Resources Centre - Dar es Salaam	941.084092CLA (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	000428

Includes bibliographical references (p.318 -331)

In 1953, Winston Churchill received the Nobel Prize for literature. Though he had become a professional writer before he became a politician, and would in the course of a lifetime publish a stream of books and articles, Churchill's political career has largely overshadowed his literary achievements. Tracing the writing of the magisterial work that would occupy him, on and off, for a quarter of a century-the four-volume A History of the English-Speaking Peoples-historian Peter Clarke examines the lesser known of Churchill's two intertwined careers.

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