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Churchill and Chartwell : the untold story of Churchill's homes and gardens

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رقم التسجيلة 4054
نوع المادة book
ردمك 9780711225350
رقم الطلب

DA566.9.C5B83

شخص Buczacki, Stefan
العنوان Churchill and Chartwell : the untold story of Churchill's homes and gardens
بيانات النشر London: France Lincoln Limited, 2007.
الوصف المادي 324 P
المحتويات / النص

- Early Influences - India And Africa - Norfolk And The Dardanelles - Lullenden - house hunting - Chartwell - The Chartwell estate - A Loose Cannon - Emulating Capability brown - livestock - wartime accommodation - Farming - Butterflies and golden roses - Postscripy: Chartwell After churchill

المستخلص

This book is a biography of Winston Churchill through the houses he lived in and the gardens he made. It culminates with the full story of his purchase, alteration and creation of Chartwell, Kent, where he lived for more than 40 years before and after the war, and which is now, in keeping with his intentions, owned and run by the National Trust. Churchill was born amidst the splendour of Blenheim Palace but, ever a restless spirit, he owned or rented many houses, both grand and relatively modest, over the course of his long life, including country retreats, modern town apartments and, as First Lord of the Admiralty, Admiralty House. But it was his house at Chartwell that would be for ever associated with his name. Based on extensive and scholarly archive study, this unique book brings to light an array of previously unpublished details and reveals a fascinating side to Britain's greatest war leader.

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