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The Churchills : in love and war / Mary S. Lovell.
Athenaeum of Philadelphia - Circulating Collection DA566.9.C5 L69 2011
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lovell, Mary S.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965.
- Churchill, Winston.
- Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965--Family.
- Churchill family.
- Prime ministers--Great Britain--Biography.
- Prime ministers.
- Great Britain--Biography.
- Great Britain.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 624 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
- Edition:
- 1st American ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : W.W. Norton, 2011.
- Contents:
- 1650/1750 'thou art a rascal, John Churchill'
- 1850/74 Randolph and Jennie
- 1874/5 the birth of Winston
- 1875/80 a dysfunctional family
- 1880/7 a career thrown away
- 1887/95 Lilian's millions
- 1892/5 Consuelo, the dollar princess
- 1895/9 the unhappy duchess
- 1896/9 looking for trouble
- 1899/1900 national hero!
- 1900/4 the Young Lion
- 1904/7 my darling Clementine
- 1907/8 couples
- 1908/14 the next generation
- 1914/16 a fall from power
- 1917/21 the armistice and after
- 1921/4 black times
- 1921/31 the twenties
- 1932/7 changes at Blenheim
- 1938/9 towards Armageddon
- 1939/40 'but you don't know me'
- 1941/4 the long slog
- 1943/5 weathering the storm
- 1945/51 the aftermath
- 1952/5 a new era
- 1955/63 safe harbour
- 1963/78 crossing the bar.
- Notes:
- "Originally published in Great Britain under the title The Churchills : a family at the heart of history from the Duke of Marlborough to Winston Churchill"--T.p. verso.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Athenaeum copy: Scott fund bookplate.
- ISBN:
- 9780393062304 (hardcover)
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