The Churchills : in love and war /

The Churchills : in love and war /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Lovell, Mary S.
Edition:	1st American ed.
Imprint:	New York : W.W. Norton, 2011.
Description:	xii, 624 p., [32] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Churchill, Winston, -- 1874-1965. Churchill, Winston, -- 1874-1965 -- Family. Churchill family. Churchill family. Churchill, Winston, -- 1874-1965. Prime ministers -- Great Britain -- Biography. Families. Prime ministers. Great Britain -- Biography. Great Britain. Biography.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8378324

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ISBN:	9780393062304 (hardcover) 0393062309 (hardcover)
Notes:	"Originally published in Great Britain under the title The Churchills : a family at the heart of history from the Duke of Marlborough to Winston Churchill"--T.p. verso. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	Portrays the ambitious, brave, and arrogant English family that gave the world Winston Churchill, describing generations of ancestors who were reckless womanizers but also triumphant military leaders all saddled with the upkeep of the family palace, Blenheim.

Table of Contents:

Preface
Selective Family Tree
1. 1650-1750 'Thou art a rascal, John Churchill'
2. 1850-74 Randolph and Jennie
3. 1874-5 The Birth of Winston
4. 1875-80 A Dysfunctional Family
5. 1880-7 A Career Thrown Away
6. 1887-95 Lilian's Millions
7. 1892-5 Consuelo, the Dollar Princess
8. 1895-9 The Unhappy Duchess
9. 1896-9 Looking for Trouble
10. 1899-1900 National Hero!
11. 1900-4 The Young Lion
12. 1904-7 My Darling Clementine
13. 1907-8 Couples
14. 1908-14 The Next Generation
15. 1914-16 A Fall from Power
16. 1917-21 The Armistice and After
17. 1921-4 Black Times
18. 1921-31 The Twenties
19. 1932-7 Changes at Blenheim
20. 1938-9 Towards Armageddon
21. 1939-40 'But You Don't Know Me'
22. 1941-4 The Long Slog
23. 1943-5 Weathering the Storm
24. 1945-51 The Aftermath
25. 1952-5 A New Era
26. 1955-63 Safe Harbour
27. 1963-78 Crossing the Bar
Appendix 1. Family and Friends
Appendix 2. Lord Randolph Churchill and the Diagnosis of Syphilis
Notes
Bibliography
Acknowledgements
Copyright Credits
Author's Note
Index