LORD CHATHAM: PITT AND THE SEVEN YEARS' WAR
Written by O.A. Sherrard
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head Limited
in 1955
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LORD CHATHAM: PITT AND THE SEVEN YEARS' WAR
Written by O.A. Sherrard.
Stock no. 1831255
1st.
1955.
Hardback.
Very good condition.
The second volume of Life of Lord Chatham, dealing with the period from November 1755, when he was dismissed from his post as Paymaster, to October 1761, when he resigned the Seals as Secretary of State. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. 437 pages including index. Spine very sunned, gilt title no longer vibrant. Boards a little scuffed and lightly faded across the top front board. Text block browned with minor foxing. Endpapers browned. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Contents clean.
Front cover
Contents
- PREFACE
- 1 THE COLONIES IN AMERICA
- 2 GUSTS AND FLURRIES
- 3 THE EUROPEAN OUTLOOK
- 4 SLITHERING INTO WAR
- 5 DISMISSAL
- 6 'THE MISCARRIAGE UPON THE OHIO'
- 7 INTERLUDE
- 8 EAST AND WEST
- 9 NEWCASTLE FALLS
- 10 PITT ARRIVES
- 11 BYNG
- 12 FOREIGN AFFAIRS
- 13 A COURT INTRIGUE
- 14 THE INTERMINISTERIUM
- 15 THE ROCHEFORT EXPEDITION
- 16 NADIR
- 17 DISJUNCTIVE COALESCENCE
- 18 TROULBES AT HOME
- 19 MINOR OPERATIONS
- 20 NEWS FROM AMERICA
- 21 ENTER BUTE
- 22 THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL
- 23 MINDEN
- 24 AMERICAN AGAIN
- 25 'DAPPINGS FOR PEACE'
- 26 PROBLEMS OF PEACE
- 27 THE NEW KING
- 28 THE SEARCH FOR PEACE
- 29 THE WILES OF BUTE
- 30 IS IT PEACE?
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- INDEX