Download or read book William Pitt the Younger A Biography written by William Hague and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2012-05-31 with total page 708 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The award-winning biography of William Pitt the Younger by William Hague, the youngest leader of the Tory Party since Pitt himself.
Download or read book Correspondence of William Pitt written by William Pitt (Earl of Chatham) and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book William Pitt and the French Revolution 1785 1795 written by Jennifer Mori and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A biographical study of a man whose political legacy has been fought over by his heirs and followers.
Download or read book The Speeches of the Right Honourable William Pitt in the House of Commons written by William Pitt and published by . This book was released on 1806 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Correspondence of William Pitt when secretary of state with colonial governors and military and naval commissioners in America written by William Pitt and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 534 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book William Pitt Ballinger written by John Anthony Moretta and published by TX A&m-TX St Historical Assoc.. This book was released on 2004-01-26 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Few people have played a more important role in the history of Texas than William Pitt Ballinger. Though not as well known as legendary figures Stephen F. Austin or Sam Houston, Ballinger is one of those individuals whose behind-the-scenes life had a major impact on the events of his time. This thoroughly researched and engagingly written biography brings Ballinger to life as one of the most complete men of his time: lawyer, soldier, public servant, civic leader, author, editorialist, naturalist, education reformer, and bibliophile. In his long and illustrious career as a lawyer, Ballinger was usually the picture of calm and confidence, but on the morning of April 21, 1881, he found it difficult to maintain his composure as he awaited a conference with Jay Gould, the legendary "robber baron" of the Gilded Age, who had written Ballinger just six days earlier "to obtain the best legal advice I can." After four hours of consultation, Gould left Ballinger's office with the legal opinion he sought and a bill for $2,500. Gould was looking for "a lawyer with great ability and nerve," and he later remarked dryly that Ballinger's insightful opinion convinced him of his ability, and that the size of the bill convinced him that Ballinger had the nerve. Jay Gould was just one of the many significant figures who befriended or worked with Ballinger: Daniel Webster, William Seward, Albert Sidney Johnston, Jefferson Davis, Samuel Colgate, and William Tecumseh Sherman, to name but a few. Within Texas, Ballinger's list of friends and acquaintances read like a "Who's Who" of the mid-nineteenth century: Sam Houston, Michel Menard, Samuel May Williams, William Marsh Rice, and Francis Lubbock, among others. His brothers-in-law, Guy Bryan and Supreme Court Justice Samuel Miller, were both instrumental in getting Ballinger nominated to the Texas Supreme Court and to the Supreme Court of the United States. The reserved Ballinger declined both opportunities. Ballinger served Texas in a number of areas, from helping make Galveston the state's premier antebellum city to devoting his service to the Confederacy (although he had been a staunch Unionist). After the war, he helped negotiate Texas' surrender and played a key role in the drafting of the state's 1876 constitution. But Ballinger's life was not just about the law; it was about living life to the fullest. He was an intense, driven man, devoted to his family, his law practice, his nation, and his beloved state. In Ballinger's fascinating life and career we see reflected some of the most important issues of his era, including secession, slavery, corporations, and the law. The social, political, and cultural climate of Texas, the South, and the nation are revealed through the life, eyes, and mind of this remarkable, articulate man whose life spanned much of the nineteenth century. JOHN MORETTA received his Ph.D. in history from Rice University. He is professor of history at Central College, Houston Community College, and teaches at the University of Houston.
Download or read book The War Speeches of William Pitt the Younger written by William Pitt and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Life of William Pitt Volume 1 written by Basil Williams and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-01-14 with total page 423 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Published in 1966. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Download or read book William Pitt Earl of Chatham written by Walford Davis Green and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Speeches of the Right Honourable William Pitt in the House of Commons written by William Pitt and published by . This book was released on 1817 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book What Will Be written by William Fox-Pitt and published by Orion. This book was released on 2010-12-23 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The candid autobiography of one of the world's leading and most popular three-day eventers William Fox-Pitt has been one of the most successful three-day event riders for many years. He began eventing at the age of fifteen and decided to pursue this passion as a career after graduating from university. In 2004, he had a year of extremes, going from winning Badminton to having the agony of seeing his horse get injured during the Olympics, which destroyed his chances of an individual medal and prevented the team from winning gold. The following year, he won Burghley, Gatcombe and Bramham to confirm himself as Britain's top rider. In his eagerly awaited autobiography, he talks about the issues confronting the sport and reveals much about the vital partnerships with team-mates and, above all, the horses that help him to gain such success.
Download or read book Life of the Right Honourable William Pitt written by Philip Henry Stanhope and published by . This book was released on 1861 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book An Epistle to William Pitt Esq In verse written by William Pitt (Earl of Chatham) and published by . This book was released on 1746 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Life of the Right Honourable William Pitt written by Earl Philip Henry Stanhope Stanhope and published by . This book was released on 1867 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Speech of the Right Honourable William Pitt in the House of Commons Thursday January 31 1799 written by William Pitt and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2021-11-05 with total page 59 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book features the speech made by the Right Honourable Pitt William and Right Honourable John Foster on January 31, 1799, and 12th and 15th August 1785 respectively. It discusses the bill to achieve the relations and commerce with exists between Great Britain and Ireland on permanent and equitable principles for the mutual benefits of the kingdoms. A great historical book for people who wants to learn the history of Ireland or Great Britain.
Download or read book Pitt the Elder written by Edward Pearce and published by Random House. This book was released on 2010-01-26 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This remarkable book opens at the dawn of the British Empire - with the great sea battle at Quiberon Bay where French ships, intended for the 1759 invasion of Britain, are chased, caught and defeated by a fleet commanded by Admiral Sir Edward Hawke. In this momentous victory Britain effectively settled the outcome of the Seven Years' War and established itself as the world's dominant imperial power. At the heart of the conflict with France was William Pitt, the first Earl of Chatham and Britain's future Prime Minister. Weaving together military history and political biography Edward Pearce provides a portrait of the man 'with an eye like a diamond' - a man who had close ties with the slave trade and who preached war and British supremacy on a world stage. Alongside detailed descriptions of battles in Europe and North America we follow Pitt's career as a politician - one that was closely intertwined with General James Wolfe at Quebec; American independence; the slow mind of George III and the quick one of the rake and outsider John Wilkes. Edward Pearce scrutinises the real man at the heart of the historical events and mystique surrounding the legacy of Pitt the Elder, to present a rounded and masterful portrait of arguably the most powerful minister ever to guide Britain's foreign policy and of an age which marked a new epoch in history, when the balance of power in Europe and the world was set for almost two centuries.
Download or read book The Speeches of the Right Honourable William Pitt in the House of Commons written by William Pitt and published by . This book was released on 1806 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
