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Hero of the Empire: The Boer War, a Daring Escape, and the Making of Winston Ch
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Narrative Type
- Nonfiction
- Intended Audience
- Adult
- Inscribed
- NO
- ISBN
- 9780307948786
- Book Title
- Hero of the Empire : the Boer War, a Daring Escape, and the Making of Winston Churchill
- Item Length
- 7.9in
- Publisher
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Publication Year
- 2017
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.9in
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, History
- Topic
- Europe / Great Britain / General, Political, Africa / South / Republic of South Africa, Historical
- Item Width
- 5.2in
- Item Weight
- 13.8 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 416 Pages
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"A thrilling account.... This book is an awesome nail-biter and top-notch character study rolled into one." --New York Times Critic Jennifer Senior's Top Ten Books of 2016 At the age of twenty-four, Winston Churchill was utterly convinced it was his destiny to become prime minister of England. He arrived in South Africa in 1899, valet and crates of vintage wine in tow, to cover the brutal colonial war the British were fighting with Boer rebels and jumpstart his political career. But just two weeks later, Churchill was taken prisoner. Remarkably, he pulled off a daring escape--traversing hundreds of miles of enemy territory, alone, with nothing but a crumpled wad of cash, four slabs of chocolate, and his wits to guide him. Bestselling author Candice Millard spins an epic story of bravery, savagery, and chance encounters with a cast of historical characters--including Rudyard Kipling, Lord Kitchener, and Mohandas Gandhi--with whom Churchill would later share the world stage. But Hero of the Empire is more than an extraordinary adventure story, for the lessons Churchill took from the Boer War would profoundly affect twentieth century history.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0307948781
ISBN-13
9780307948786
eBay Product ID (ePID)
234883824
Product Key Features
Book Title
Hero of the Empire : the Boer War, a Daring Escape, and the Making of Winston Churchill
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Europe / Great Britain / General, Political, Africa / South / Republic of South Africa, Historical
Publication Year
2017
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Number of Pages
416 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
7.9in
Item Height
0.9in
Item Width
5.2in
Item Weight
13.8 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Da566.9.C5m54 2017
Reviews
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Chosen as a Washington Post  and New York Times Book Review  Notable Book of 2016 "Gripping...tremendously readable and enjoyable..." --Alex von Tunzelmann, The New York Times Book Review "[A] truly fascinating book." -- Financial Times "A gripping story...It's a thrilling journey and Millard tells it with gusto." --The Guardian "Millard's tome is a slam-bang study of Churchill's wit and wile as he navigates the Boer War like [a] proto-James Bond." -- USA Today "As involving as a popcorn thriller...Excellent." --Jennifer Senior,  The New York Times
Copyright Date
2017
Lccn
2017-394099
Dewey Decimal
968.04831092
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
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- Aug 28, 2019
Lots of information on his life
Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-OwnedSold by: betterworldbooks
- Nov 10, 2020
Title is long, but clarifying. Biography of Churchill’s pre-Prime Minister experiences and outlook.
Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-OwnedSold by: discover-books
- Jun 09, 2023
Great read!
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Another excellent one
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- Nov 17, 2020
amazing man's life
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