Pitt the elder : man of war
by
Pearce, Edward.
Title
:
Pitt the elder : man of war
Author
:
Pearce, Edward.
ISBN
:
9781847920119
Personal Author
:
Pearce, Edward.
Publication Date
:
2010
Publication Information
:
London : Bodley Head, 2010.
Physical Description
:
400 p. ; 24 cm.
Abstract
:
Weaving together military history & political biography Edward Pearce provides a portrait of William Pitt, the first Earl of Chatham & Britain's future Prime Minister. A man 'with an eye like a diamond', a man who had close ties with the slave trade & who preached war & British supremacy on a world stage.
Personal Subject
:
Pitt, William, Earl of Chatham, 1708-1778.
Subject Term
:
Statesmen -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Seven Years' War, 1756-1763.
History.
Geographic Term
:
Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1727-1760.
Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1760-1789.
Great Britain -- History, Military -- 18th century.
| Library | Shelf Number | Material Type | Item Barcode | Status |
|---|
| Kensington Central Library | 920 PITT | Book | 30116016171264 | Biography store collection |