![]() This is 973 pages of pure satisfaction.Ģ. And to think that this master of biography is going to walk with us for 58 years of Churchill's life. William Manchester whets the reader's appetite with thirty-five pages of Churchillian grandeur. Here are 5 reasons to read The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill: Visions of Glory 1874-1932ġ. This is brilliance writing about brilliance. Manchester spotlights Churchill's greatness without ignoring his flaws: his egoism, biting words, overpowering presence, combative nature, and the ever challenging Black Dog of depression. We witness the warrior's victories and we watch him humbled (if that were possible) by his defeats. He presents Churchill the warrior, but a warrior disguised by a bland frame, delicate hands, and a Victorian bent. He points us to verbal lightening and thunder. He shows us a prescient statesman, a playful father and enraptured husband. ![]() Manchester unveils Churchill's brilliance, wisdom and wit. ![]() If I don't stop with that one word, I will pollute this page with superfluous superlatives. ![]() William Manchester's The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill: Visions of Glory 1874-1932 is simply magnificent. ![]()
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