Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat : The Great Speeches Paperback - 2007
by Winston Churchill
- Used
- Acceptable
- Paperback
The collected speeches of the most eloquent and expressive statesman of his time
The only political leader to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, Winston Churchill used language as a weapon at a time when he possessed nothing more than an empty armory with which to fight his nation's enemies. In this major volume, David Cannadine-one of the foremost historians of modern Britain-selects thirty-three speeches ranging over fifty years, demonstrating how Churchill honed his rhetoric until the day when, in the words of Edward R. Murrow, "he mobilized the English language, and sent it into battle." A landmark of political speechmaking, perfect for the election year, Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat is an essential addition to the library of every Churchill fan.
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Details
- Title Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat : The Great Speeches
- Author Winston Churchill
- Binding Paperback
- Edition [ Edition: Repri
- Condition Used - Acceptable
- Pages 416
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Publishing Group, London
- Date 2007
- Features Index, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
- Bookseller's Inventory # G0141442069I5N00
- ISBN 9780141442068 / 0141442069
- Weight 0.68 lbs (0.31 kg)
- Dimensions 7.82 x 6.55 x 0.98 in (19.86 x 16.64 x 2.49 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
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Themes
- Cultural Region: British
- Library of Congress subjects Churchill, Winston, Great Britain - Politics and government -
- Dewey Decimal Code 941.082
Summary
The only political leader to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, Winston Churchill used language as a weapon at a time when he possessed nothing more than an empty armory with which to fight his nation's enemies. In this major volume, David Cannadine-one of the foremost historians of modern Britain-selects thirty-three speeches ranging over fifty years, demonstrating how Churchill honed his rhetoric until the day when, in the words of Edward R. Murrow, "he mobilized the English language, and sent it into battle." A landmark of political speechmaking, perfect for the election year, Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat is an essential addition to the library of every Churchill fan.
