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Churchill, wanted dead or alive, Celia Sandys

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Churchill, wanted dead or alive, Celia Sandys
Language
eng
Index
no index present
Literary form
non fiction
Main title
Churchill
Medium
electronic resource
Nature of contents
dictionaries
Responsibility statement
Celia Sandys
Sub title
wanted dead or alive
Summary
The Extraordinary Story of a Young Winston Churchill in the Boer War, as Told by His Granddaughter In this lively biography of a dashing, brash twenty-five-year-old Churchill, Celia Sandys chronicles her celebrated grandfather's adventures as a correspondent and combatant during nine months of the Anglo-Boer War-events that took him from the bivouacs and battle sites of Transvaal to his incarceration as a prisoner of war in Pretoria and ultimately to a bold escape across the border into Mozambique. Using both British and South African sources of testimony, which reveal the dauntless Winston alternately as a courageous ally or foolhardy foe, Sandys recounts the exploits of a Churchill that history has largely forgotten. With historical authority, narrative vigor, and singular charm, she offers both a fully drawn portrait of the ready adventurer who would become England's legendary prime minister and an illuminating account of the turbulent events that defined South Africa for modern times
Target audience
adult

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