The Life of William Pitt, Volume 2

The Life of William Pitt, Volume 2
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Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Total Pages : 440
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ISBN-10 : 0415410045
ISBN-13 : 9780415410045
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Book Synopsis The Life of William Pitt, Volume 2 by : Basil Williams

Download or read book The Life of William Pitt, Volume 2 written by Basil Williams and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 1966-05 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This impressive study of the life of William Pitt, Earl of Chatham, was first published in 1913 when it achieved instant recognition as a brilliant appraisal of Pitt's career. It is a book with many outstanding merits to commend it to students of eighteenth century English history. Based on thorough and extensive researches, it traces Pitt's career from his election as a Member of Parliament for Old Sarum in 1735 and gives a well balanced account of his part in home and foriegn politics and colonial affairs during the next 30 years. The book contains many good maps and an excellent index, and a very valuable appendix gives a list of all Pitt's extant speeches, with references to where reports of them may be found. These two substantial volumes are invaluable as a portrait of one of the most outstanding historical figures of the eighteenth century.


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