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The Elder Pitt, Earl of Chatham

Stanley Ayling

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Description:William Pitt, Earl of Chatham, is best known as the "Great Commoner," the statesman who transformed Britain into an imperial power in the mid-eighteenth century. he is traditionally portrayed as a brilliant orator, leader of the Seven Years' War (1756-63), great imperialist, incorruptible giant among venal pygmies, and champion of the cause of the American Colonies. This account contains much truth. But the Elder Pitt was also a devious politician--demagogic in public, dictatorial in Cabinet--and the victim of black depressions that would render him virtually insane for months at a time.Stanley Ayling gives an original portrait of this enigmatic man and assesses his diverse personality with wit, elegance, and authority. In his biography of King George III, the author showed his mastery of eighteenth-century history and his capacity for understanding and bringing to life a complex character, In The Elder Pitt he has found another worthy subject and treated it with rare distinction.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Elder Pitt, Earl of Chatham. To get started finding The Elder Pitt, Earl of Chatham, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Publisher: Collins

Release: 1976

ISBN: 0679507175

Description: William Pitt, Earl of Chatham, is best known as the "Great Commoner," the statesman who transformed Britain into an imperial power in the mid-eighteenth century. he is traditionally portrayed as a brilliant orator, leader of the Seven Years' War (1756-63), great imperialist, incorruptible giant among venal pygmies, and champion of the cause of the American Colonies. This account contains much truth. But the Elder Pitt was also a devious politician--demagogic in public, dictatorial in Cabinet--and the victim of black depressions that would render him virtually insane for months at a time.Stanley Ayling gives an original portrait of this enigmatic man and assesses his diverse personality with wit, elegance, and authority. In his biography of King George III, the author showed his mastery of eighteenth-century history and his capacity for understanding and bringing to life a complex character, In The Elder Pitt he has found another worthy subject and treated it with rare distinction.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Elder Pitt, Earl of Chatham. To get started finding The Elder Pitt, Earl of Chatham, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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