Great ContemporariesThe original edition of this collection of articles was published in 1937 (Thornton Butterworth); subsequent editions appeared in 1936 (with four new articles, including a portrait of FDR) and in 1943 (in which articles on Trotsky and Roosevelt were omitted for political reasons). This first American edition makes available Churchill's eloquent and personal observations on 25 prominent people of the era. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR |
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THE EXKAISER | 21 |
GEORGE BERNARD SHAW | 35 |
JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN | 47 |
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