A history of the English-speaking peoples. Volume IV, The great democracies / Winston Churchill.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Churchill, Winston, author.

Series:

Winston Churchill history of the English-speaking peoples collection

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain--History--20th century.

Great Britain.

Commonwealth countries--History--20th century.

Commonwealth countries.

English-speaking countries--History--20th century.

English-speaking countries.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (137 pages) : maps.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : RosettaBooks, 2013.

Summary:

This last volume in the series spans the period between 1815 and 1901. It draws to a close when the British Empire is at its peak - with a staggering one-fifth of the human race presided over by the longest reigning monarch in British history, Queen Victoria. As with the other volumes it is a history not only of the English-speaking peoples, but also of the world that they inhabit. Churchill traces the footsteps of these inhabitants, whether it is to Canada and South Africa, Australia and New Zealand or across the Atlantic Ocean to the United States. He charts the rise of Germany and the unification of Italy, and examines the situation in the Balkans in 1878 - all of which had a deep and lasting impact on the geography of the European continent today.

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

Copyright

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Preface

Contents

Book X: Recovery and Reform

I. The Victory Peace

II. Canning and the Duke

III. Reform and Free Trade

IV. The Crimean War

V. Palmerston

VI. The Migration of the Peoples. I: Canada and South Africa

VII. The Migration of the Peoples. II: Australia and New Zealand

Book XI: The Great Republic

I. American Epic

II. Slavery and Secession

III. The Union in Danger

IV. The Campaign Against Richmond

V. Lee and McClellan

VI. Chancellorsville and Gettysburg

VII. The Victory of the Union

Book XII: The Victorian Age

I. The Rise of Germany

II. Gladstone and Disraeli

III. American "Reconstruction"

IV. America as a World-Power

V. Home Rule for Ireland

VI. Lord Salisbury's Governments

VII. The South African War

Maps.

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed August 17, 2016).

ISBN:

0-7953-3051-0