Fight and Be Right
Author | : Ed Thomas |
Publisher | : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
Total Pages | : 394 |
Release | : 2015-07-25 |
ISBN-10 | : 1515329267 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781515329268 |
Rating | : 4/5 (67 Downloads) |
Download or read book Fight and Be Right written by Ed Thomas and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2015-07-25 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winston Churchill remains one of the most famous figures in modern history. But if you had asked about Churchill in the late nineteenth century, another political giant would come to mind, one almost entirely forgotten today. Like Winston, he had the ability to coin a memorable phrase and make a great speech; like Winston, he was also a mercurial opportunist with a fondness for drink who delighted in irritating his more genteel colleagues. Lord Randolph Churchill, Winston's father, had all of his son's gifts, perhaps even more; but on the few occasions when history remembers him at all, it is as a tragic figure who died early and never quite fulfilled his vast potential. So, what if? In "Fight and Be Right", Ed Thomas explores the other Churchill as he shatters the British party system, causes shockwaves in Europe, and brings about a very different 20th century...