Bøger af Winston Churchill (Novelist)
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278,95 kr. Winston Churchill, an American author, wrote Mr. Crewe's Career in 1908. In the book, a railroad lobby uses every trick in the book to try to take over the state government of New Hampshire. Churchill was born in St. Louis, Missouri, and attended Smith Academy in Missouri and the United States Naval Academy, where he graduated in 1894. He joined the Army and Navy Journal as an editor after graduating. In order to pursue a writing career, he left the American Navy. He was appointed managing editor of the Cosmopolitan Magazine in 1895, but he left that position in less than a year to devote more time to writing. He was a published poet and essayist in addition to being a famous author. Some of his famous works include The Celebrity (1898), Richard Carvel (1899) The Crisis (1901), Coniston (1906), Mr. Crewe's Career (1908), A Modern Chronicle (1910), The Inside of the Cup (1913), A Far Country (1915) and The Dwelling-Place of Light (1917).
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318,95 kr. Winston Churchill wrote this swashbuckling, patriotic tale of romance, villainy, and adventure on the high seas. Around the year 1765, young Richard Carvel, an orphaned descendant of English nobility, is living on his grandfather's estate in colonial Annapolis, Maryland. He witnesses growing discontent with King George III's rule and sees his childhood playmate, Dorothy Manners, blossom into a celebrated debutante. His life takes a turn when Richard's treacherous uncle Grafton plots to have him kidnapped by pirates bound for the West Indies in order to claim his inheritance.
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278,95 kr. Winston Churchill, an American author, wrote the best-selling book Coniston in 1906. Winston Churchill's book Coniston examines New Hampshire's lengthy political history. It tells the tale of Granite State politics throughout the progressive reform era, featuring colourful politicians, corruption, and adherence to our long-standing political traditions, which, despite the state's tiny size, have left a significant historical impact. It takes place in the fictional New England town of Coniston between the 1830s and the immediate post-Civil War era and is centred on Jethro Bass, a man who abuses the political system to acquire enormous influence.
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