{"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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam Manchester\u003c\/b\u003e was a hugely successful popular historian and renowned biographer. In addition to the three volumes of \u003ci\u003eThe Last Lion, \u003c\/i\u003ehis books include \u003ci\u003eGoodbye, Darkness, A World Lit Only by Fire, The Glory and the Dream, The Arms of Krupp, American Caesar, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Death of a President, \u003c\/i\u003eas well as assorted works of journalism. He was awarded the National Humanities Medal and the Abraham Lincoln Literary Award. He passed away in 2004.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bantam","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50613544419602,"sku":"9780385313483","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8a0e756f-4500-40fc-9462-70565c64cdd4.jpg?v=1732406920","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-last-lion-winston-spencer-churchill-visions-of-glory-1874-1932-9780385313483","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}