false 991775 8 The Sunday Times bestselling biography of one of the towering figures in British history who became Prime Minister at the age of twenty-four, written by the youngest-ever leader of the Tory Party. The younger William Pitt -- known as the 'schoolboy' -- began his days as Prime Minister in 1783 deeply underestimated and completely beleaguered. Yet he annihilated his opponents in the General Election the following year and dominated the governing of Britain for twenty-two years, nearly nineteen of them as Prime Minister. No British politician since then has exercised such supremacy for so long. Pitt presided over dramatic changes in the country's finances and trade, brought about the union with Ireland, but was ultimately consumed by the years of debilitating war with France. Domestic crises included unrest in Ireland, deep division in the royal family, the madness of the King and a full-scale naval mutiny. He enjoyed huge success, yet died at the nadir of his fortunes, struggling to maintain a government beset by a thin majority at home and military disaster abroad; he worked, worried and drank himself to death. Finally his story is told with the drama, wit and authority it deserves. 2599036 2004 William Pitt the Younger: A Biography total:35|5:14|4:15|3:6| 35 148 62 11 5 0 true false Tue Sep 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 10 11:43:06 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 10 11:51:19 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Jan 12 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 26 13:19:13 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 26 13:22:40 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 16 07:39:22 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 16 07:42:32 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Sun Nov 30 10:22:29 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 30 10:26:18 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Sep 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 07 10:41:20 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 10 16:08:45 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Mon Jan 21 13:46:19 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 21 13:49:41 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Fri Nov 23 13:53:57 -0800 2007 Thu Jan 03 13:38:07 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Sep 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 11 00:57:34 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 06 01:05:32 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Sep 19 09:13:42 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 22 12:10:52 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Mon Jul 14 17:44:21 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 14 17:45:54 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Sun Mar 09 15:41:19 -0700 2008 Sun Mar 09 15:41:59 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Sat Oct 31 00:30:31 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 31 00:30:31 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Sep 29 10:35:59 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 29 10:35:59 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Tue Sep 15 23:17:02 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 15 23:17:02 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Tue Jul 21 13:09:43 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 21 13:09:43 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Wed Jul 08 15:38:48 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 08 15:38:48 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Jun 16 08:08:26 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 16 08:11:25 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Apr 14 13:04:03 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 14 13:04:03 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Mar 31 18:58:13 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 31 18:58:13 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Jun 08 02:21:12 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 28 00:43:29 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 08 02:21:12 -0700 2009