Lord North The Prime Minister Who Lost America

Name: Lord North The Prime Minister Who Lost America
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ISBN: 9781852855192

ISBN-10: 1852855193

ISBN-13: 9781852855192

Edition: 2007

Authors: Peter Whiteley

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Lord North was in many ways a most successful politician. Prime Minister for an unbroken twelve years, his management of both parliament and of the business of government was adept. He enjoyed the confidence of King George III, not always an easy political ally, avoided factional strife (having no political following of his own), was notably uncorrupt and made virtually no enemies. In many ways he epitomised the political outlook and aristocratic assumptions of the eighteenth century. He is, however, principally remembered for presiding over Britain's loss of her American colonies. "Lord North: The Prime Minister Who Lost America is a scholarly but highly readable account of his life. It…

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List price: $51.95
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic & Professional
Publication date: 4/10/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 6.14" wide x 9.21" long x 0.64" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English



Illustrations


Preface


Introduction



Background and Upbringing



Coming of Age



Political Apprenticeship



A Man with a Future



Arrival



The King's Firsy Minister



A Confident Start



The East India Company



The Good Years



The Thirteen Colonies



The Gathering Storm



Wartime Prime Minister



After Saratoga



The Road to Yorktown



The End of an Era



The Coalition and the Last Decade



Conclusion


Appendix


Notes


Bibliography


Index