9 edition of Pitt the Elder found in the catalog.
Published
1992
by Cambridge University Press in Cambridge [England], New York
.
Written in English
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 310-311) and index.
| Statement | Jeremy Black. |
| Series | British lives |
| Classifications | |
|---|---|
| LC Classifications | DA483.P6 B57 1992 |
| The Physical Object | |
| Pagination | xviii, 320 p. ; |
| Number of Pages | 320 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL1547658M |
| ISBN 10 | 0521391164, 0521398061 |
| LC Control Number | 91027059 |
Pitt, William, Earl of Chatham, , Statesmen -- Great Britain -- Biography., Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 18th century. Publisher Cambridge University PressPages: This time Edward Pearce’s victim is William Pitt the Elder and for much of the time Pitt is absent from a book which claims to be about him. What we have instead is a close-knit account of Author: Duncan Fallowell.
Book Overview Groundbreaking in its approach, this is the definitive biography of William Pitt the Elder--a brilliant, yet tragic, British statesman Weaving together military history and political biography, Edward Pearce provides a portrait of Britain's leader during the Seven Years' War. William Pitt the Elder. AKA William Pitt. Seven Years War. Birthplace: London, England Location of death: Hayes Place, Bromley, Kent Cause of death: unspecified. Military service: King's Regiment of Horse Key player in the British victory in the Seven Years War (), and close college friend of novelist Henry Fielding. He was Born:
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Having read "Pitt the Younger" by Robin Reilly, I wanted to review the life of other Prime Ministers and immediately turned to the biography of Pitt's father (called Pitt the Elder) who had also been a Prime Minister of Britain (from until ).
This book is a biography of Cited by: 6. This book is a biography of Pitt the Elder written by Jeremy Black. William Pitt (the Elder) is commonly compared with Winston Churchill, because he was a vigorous war leader of Britain. At the outset of the Seven Years War in June ofBritain sustained a crushing defeat by the French in the siege of St.
Philip which resulted in the loss 4/5(2). Edward Pearce doesn't set himself an easy task in Pitt the Elder: Man of War, promising a revisionist take on the Pitt the Elder book career of the 1st Earl of Chatham ( ) with a particular eye to his conduct during the Seven Years' 's certainly a big task, and not one that Pearce completely succeeds in pulling off.
The result is two books in one/5. Edward Pearce has written a well researched book that gives some new insights into Pitt The Elder but which is spoiled by the rather peculiar style of writing. For example: "The British outnumbered the French on that continent manifold.
A requirement of fighting the French to the death would need, and get, more and better war propaganda."Cited by: 1. This book offers a readable yet scholarly account of the life of one of the greatest statesmen of empire, William Pitt the Elder, First Earl of Chatham ().
Chatham is seen as a political outsider who rose to direct British policy in the Seven Years War, the crucial struggle that gave Canada to Britain.
A critic of domestic corruption, he was subsequently a champion of American liberties. This book offers a readable yet scholarly account of the life of one of the greatest statesmen of empire, William Pitt the Elder, First Earl of Chatham ().
Chatham is seen as a political outsider who rose to direct British policy in the Seven Years War, the crucial struggle that gave Canada to Britain/5.
This book offers a readable yet scholarly account of the life of one of the greatest statesmen of empire, William Pitt the Elder, First Earl of Chatham (). Chatham is seen as a political outsider who rose to direct British policy in the Seven Years War, the crucial struggle that gave Canada to Britain.
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Get this from a library. The elder Pitt. [Marie Peters] -- William Pitt, Earl of Chatham (), was the leading figure in mid-eighteenth-century British politics. He captured the imagination of contemporaries and posterity alike by the spectacular.
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Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read Pitt the Elder: Man of : Edward Pearce. About William Pitt the Elder. William Pitt the Younger followed his father into a career in politics, becoming prime minister in at the age of Influenced by the writings of Adam Smith, he reduced tariffs and government spending while levying new taxes in an effort to lower the debt resulting from the American Revolution.
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This remarkable book opens at the dawn of the British Empire - with the great sea battle at Quiberon Bay where French sh Brand: Random House. Pitt the Elder: Man of War, by Edward Pearce – review one else can," William Pitt famously declared a year before taking office, but as Pearce argues in this forthright history, "England Author: Ian Pindar.
Edward Pearce has written a well researched book that gives some new insights into Pitt The Elder but which is spoiled by the rather peculiar style of writing. For example: "The British outnumbered the French on that continent manifold. A requirement of fighting the French to the death would need, and get, more and better war propaganda."3/5(10).
Following his earlier surveys of 19th and 20th Century British Prime Ministers, Dick Leonard turns his attention to their 18th Century predecessors, including such major figures as Robert Walpole, the Elder Pitt (Lord Chatham), Lord North and the Younger Pitt.
The Elder Pitt, Earl of Chatham by Ayling, Stanley and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at - The Elder Pitt, Earl of Chatham by Ayling, Stanley Edward - AbeBooks.William Pitt the Elder, Earl of Chatham, was twice Prime Minister and was buried in the north transept of Westminster Abbey on 9th June His was a magnificent public funeral.
A stone, only measuring one foot square, was placed over the burial vault with just his initials on it (in the centre Occupation: Statesman.His father, William Pitt the Elder, was Britain's leader during the Seven Years War (). Turner depicts a young man who, like his father, fashioned himself as a selfless patriot devoted to.
