Name: William Pitt the Younger : A Biography
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William Pitt the Younger : A Biography

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A lively, authoritative biography of one of the towering figures in British history who became Prime Minister at the age of twenty-four, written by the youngest-ever leader of the Tory Party. The younger William Pitt — known as the ‘schoolboy’ — began his days as Prime Minister in 1783 deeply underestimated and completely beleaguered. Yet he annihilated his opponents in the General Election the following year and dominated the governing of Britain for twenty-two years [nearly nineteen of them as Prime Minister]. No British politician since then has exercised such supremacy for so long. Pitt presided over dramatic changes in the country’s finances and trade, brought about the union with Ireland, and directed [and was ultimately consumed by] the years of debilitating war with France. Domestic crises included unrest in Ireland, deep division in the royal family and the madness of the King, and a full-scale naval mutiny. He enjoyed huge success, yet died at the nadir of his fortunes, struggling to maintain a government beset by a thin majority at home and military disaster abroad; he worked, worried and drank himself to death. William Hague’s biography is comparable to Roy Jenkins’s recent bestselling life of Churchill — an eminent politician writing an outstanding Prime Ministerial life — and announces the arrival of a brilliant new historical writer.

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PartNumber	9780007147199	Brand	Harpercollins
Author	Hague, William	Manufacturer	Harpercollins Pub Ltd
NumberOfItems	1	Item Weight	2.08 Pounds
ItemDimensions	6.11 x 1.11 x 11.11Inches	binding	Hardcover
Amazon Category	Books » Biographies » Leaders & Notable People Biographies » Political Leader Biographies	Amazon Category	Books » Biographies » Leaders & Notable People Biographies » Presidents & Heads of State Biographies
Amazon Category	Books » History » European History » Great Britain History » England History	Amazon Category	Books » Literature & Fiction » Classic Literature & Fiction
ISBN	9780007147199	ISBN	0007147198
EAN	9780007147199	EAN	8601415684131
EAN	8601406802766

Weight	2.08 lbs

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