{"product_id":"the-last-lion-winston-spencer-churchill-visions-of-glory-1874-1932-9780385313483","title":"The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill: Visions of Glory, 1874-1932","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER \u003c\/b\u003e-\u003cb\u003e \"An altogether absorbing popular biography . . . The heroic Churchill is in these pages, but so is the little boy writing forlorn letters to the father who all but ignored him.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Winston Churchill was born in Blenheim Palace in 1874, Imperial Britain stood at the splendid pinnacle of her power. Yet within a few years the Empire would hover on the brink of catastrophe. Against this backdrop, a remarkable man began to build his legacy. From master biographer William Manchester, \u003ci\u003eThe Last Lion: Visions of Glory \u003c\/i\u003ereveals the first fifty-eight years of the life of an adventurer, aristocrat, soldier, and statesman whose courageous leadership guided the destiny of his darkly troubled times--and who is remembered as one of the greatest figures of the twentieth century.\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Last Lion: Visions of Glory\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Absolutely magnificent . . . a delight to read . . . one of those books you devour line by line and word by word and finally hate to see end.\"\u003cb\u003e--Russell Baker\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Bedazzling.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Manchester has read further, thought harder, and told with considerable verve what is mesmerizing in  Churchill's] drama. . . . One cannot do better than this book.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--The Philadelphia Inquirer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Superb . . .  Manchester] pulls together the multitudinous facets of one of the richest lives ever to be chronicled. . . . Churchill and Manchester were clearly made for each other.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"A vivid, thoroughly detailed biography of the Winston Churchill nobody knows.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eBoston Herald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Adds a grand dimension . . . rich in historical and social contexts.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--Time\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bantam\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/1984\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780385313483\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 992\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.63lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.27h x 5.24w x 2.02d","brand":"William Manchester","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36636768108700,"sku":"9780385313483","price":21.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_1485d4bb-03ca-41a5-a761-90ffa678881f.jpg?v=1603842903","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-last-lion-winston-spencer-churchill-visions-of-glory-1874-1932-9780385313483","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}