Winston Churchill: A Biographical Companion (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780874369908)

This illustrated A-Z biographical companion presents information about all aspects of Winston Churchill's remarkable career, spotlighting the events and people with whom he was most closely associated.

When Winston Churchill was still in his teens, he was already a man in a hurry--partly due to his fear that, like his father, he would die young. Born into aristocratic politics, he sought glory through battle as a means to secure a position in politics, fame, and money through the writing of books. To promote their careers, both he and his father made full use of their family connections and the allure of their social life.

Among the telling details revealed are that his mother, Jennie Jerome (Lady Randolph), was an American heiress and was his major adviser and reliable friend when he was younger, and that his wife, Clementine, disliked and distrusted many of Winston's political cronies. This A-Z biographical dictionary covers everything from his grandiose spending, trademark agar and whiskey sodas, and silk underwear to his mother's many marriages and affairs, and his relationships with Edward VIII and Queen Elizabeth II.

Author: Chris Wrigley
ISBN-10: 0874369908
ISBN-13: 9780874369908
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
Language: English
Published: 10/04/2002
Pages: 396
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.85lbs
Size: 10.96h x 6.48w x 1.07d

Review Citation(s):
American Reference Bks Annual 01/01/2003 pg. 334