`A shrewd political biography and a sensitive portrait of one of our most enigmatic heroes.' Simon Sebag Montefiore `One of the most enjoyable biographies for years.if you buy only one political biography this year, make it the one.' John Major. A rich cast of characters and a vivid backdrop of global conflict make this riveting biography of Pitt the Younger compulsive reading. Read more With the keen eye of an experienced politician, William Hague examines the enigmatic life and tumultuous times of a man capable of both wit and arrogance, economic genius and financial mismanagement. Prime minister at the age of twenty-four, he went on to dominate British politics for two decades, presiding over such complex and treacherous national crises as the madness of King George III, the beleaguered union with Ireland, the fallout from the French Revolution and the trauma of the Napoleonic Wars. William Pitt the Younger was one of the most extraordinary figures in British history. The award-winning biography of William Pitt the Younger by William Hague, the youngest leader of the Tory Party since Pitt himself. BIC Classification: 3JF BGH HBJD1 HBLL JPHL. Num Pages: 688 pages, 17 b/w, 8 col plates (24pp), With index.
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