The Life of William Pitt. Volume 1 : Earl of Chatham.

The Life of William Pitt. Volume 1 : Earl of Chatham.

This impressive study of the life of William Pitt, Earl of Chatham, was first published in 1913 when it achieved instant recognition as a brilliant appraisal of Pitt's career. It is a book with many outstanding merits to commend it to students of eighteenth century English history. Based on tho...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Williams, Basil, 1867-1950
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Routledge, 2013.
Subjects:
Pitt, William, > Earl of Chatham, > 1708-1778.
Pitt, William, > Earl of Chatham, > 1708-1778
1700-1799
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
HISTORY > Europe > Great Britain.
Politics and government
Great Britain > Politics and government > 18th century > Biography.
Great Britain
Biographies
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; CHAPTER I. GOVERNOR PITT, 1653-1726; CHAPTER II. PITT'S EARLY YEARS, 1708-1734; CHAPTER III. PITT AND WALPOLE, 1734-1742; CHAPTER IV. PITT AND CARTERET, 1742-1744; CHAPTER V. PITT AND THE REBELLION, 1744-1746; CHAPTER VI. PITT AS PAYMASTER; I. IN WAR, 1746-1748; II. IN PEACE, 1748-1754; CHAPTER VII. PITT'S PRIVATE LIFE AND FRIENDSHIPS, 1735-1754; CHAPTER VIII. GLOOM AND SUNSHINE, 1754; I; II; CHAPTER IX. THE GREAT COMMONER, 1754-1756; CHAPTER X. THE AWAKENING OF THE PEOPLE, 1756-1757.
  • Chapter xi. mr. secretary pitt at work, 1757i; ii; iii; chapter xii. the tide of victory sets in, 1758; i; ii; iii; chapter xiii. pitt and choiseul, 1758-1759.

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