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1 online resource (423 pages) |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; CHAPTER I. GOVERNOR PITT, 1653-1726; CHAPTER II. PITT'S EARLY YEARS, 1708-1734; CHAPTER III. PITT AND WALPOLE, 1734-1742; CHAPTER IV. PITT AND CARTERET, 1742-1744; CHAPTER V. PITT AND THE REBELLION, 1744-1746; CHAPTER VI. PITT AS PAYMASTER; I. IN WAR, 1746-1748; II. IN PEACE, 1748-1754; CHAPTER VII. PITT'S PRIVATE LIFE AND FRIENDSHIPS, 1735-1754; CHAPTER VIII. GLOOM AND SUNSHINE, 1754; I; II; CHAPTER IX. THE GREAT COMMONER, 1754-1756; CHAPTER X. THE AWAKENING OF THE PEOPLE, 1756-1757. |
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Chapter xi. mr. secretary pitt at work, 1757i; ii; iii; chapter xii. the tide of victory sets in, 1758; i; ii; iii; chapter xiii. pitt and choiseul, 1758-1759. |
| Summary |
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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| Subject |
Pitt, William, Earl of Chatham, 1708-1778.
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Pitt, William, Earl of Chatham, 1708-1778. |
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Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 18th century -- Biography.
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Great Britain. |
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Politics and government. |
| Chronological Term |
18th century |
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Biographies.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Historical. |
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HISTORY -- Europe -- Great Britain. |
| Chronological Term |
1700-1799 |
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Electronic books.
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Biographies.
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Print version: Williams, Basil. Life of William Pitt, Volume 2 : Earl of Chatham. Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, ©2014 9780415410052 |
| ISBN |
9781136625664 (electronic book) |
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1136625666 (electronic book) |
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