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Clark takes us on a geographical journey through Churchill's life, following his footsteps through Britain and Ireland.
More than half a century after his death, Winston Churchill, the most significant British statesman of the twentieth century, continues to intrigue us. Peter Clark’s book, however, is not merely another Churchill biography. Churchill’s Britain takes us on a geographical journey through Churchill’s life, leading us in Churchill’s footsteps through locations in Britain and Ireland that are tied to key aspects of his biography. Some are familiar–Blenheim Palace, where he was born; Chartwell, his beloved house in the country; and the Cabinet War Rooms, where he planned the campaigns of World War II. But we also are taken to his schools, his parliamentary constituencies, locations of famous speeches, the place where he started to paint, the tobacco shop where he bought his cigars, and the graves of his family and close friends.
Clark brings us close to the statesman Churchill by visiting sites that were important to the story of his long life, from the site where his father proposed to his American mother on the Isle of Wight to his grave in a country churchyard in Oxfordshire. Designed as a gazetteer with helpful regional maps, Churchill’s Britain can be dipped into, consulted by the traveler on a Churchill tour of Britain, or read straight through—and no matter how it’s read, it will deliver fresh insights into this extraordinary man.
More than half a century after his death, Winston Churchill, the most significant British statesman of the twentieth century, continues to intrigue us. Peter Clark’s book, however, is not merely another Churchill biography. Churchill’s Britain takes us on a geographical journey through Churchill’s life, leading us in Churchill’s footsteps through locations in Britain and Ireland that are tied to key aspects of his biography. Some are familiar–Blenheim Palace, where he was born; Chartwell, his beloved house in the country; and the Cabinet War Rooms, where he planned the campaigns of World War II. But we also are taken to his schools, his parliamentary constituencies, locations of famous speeches, the place where he started to paint, the tobacco shop where he bought his cigars, and the graves of his family and close friends.
Clark brings us close to the statesman Churchill by visiting sites that were important to the story of his long life, from the site where his father proposed to his American mother on the Isle of Wight to his grave in a country churchyard in Oxfordshire. Designed as a gazetteer with helpful regional maps, Churchill’s Britain can be dipped into, consulted by the traveler on a Churchill tour of Britain, or read straight through—and no matter how it’s read, it will deliver fresh insights into this extraordinary man.
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More books have been written about Winston Churchill than any other modern historical figure. Why another one? Peter Clark’s book takes us to the places in Britain, including Ireland, associated with Churchill. Some are familiar – Blenheim Palace where he was born, Chartwell his beloved house in the country, and the Cabinet War Rooms where he planned the campaigns of the Second World War. But we are taken to his homes, his schools, his parliamentary constituencies, locations of famous speeches, the place where he started to paint, the shop where he bought his cigars and the graves of his family and close friends. We can read his own works, or books about him, but we get close tohim by visiting sites that were important to the story of his ninety years, from where his father proposed to his American mother on the Isle of Wight to his grave in a country churchyard in Oxfordshire. The book is designed as a gazetteer of places with helpful maps and illustrations. It can be dipped into, consulted by the traveller on a Churchill tour of Britain or read straight through. However used, Churchill’s Britain provides fresh insights into this extraordinary man.