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Churchill in America
A look at his visits to America and the impact they had on WSC and his audiences.
318 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1976
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April 8, 2019
This was an interesting book, but I’m not sure I’d label it a biography in the traditional sense of the word. The author collected data on all of Churchill’s trips to America between 1895 and 1961 and described them. These are informative snapshots that explain the reasons for the various trips and details what happened during those trips. It includes quotes from the speeches given here and fascinating anecdotes about the various experiences he had and the interactions with others. There’s an account of a well-known encounter with President Roosevelt in which Churchill was shamelessly naked, assuring his American host that he had nothing to hide. There’s some discussion of the famous Christmas 1941 trip in which Churchill and Roosevelt forged a remarkable alliance.
I read things I didn’t know much about here. I had no idea, for example, that Churchill was an unabashed Civil War enthusiast. He repeatedly took opportunities to visit battlefields whenever he was here. There's a gripping account of an automobile accident in which Churchill, ever impatient, stepped out of a cab because the driver had the temerity to stop at red lights, and walk rapidly across the street only to be struck by an unemployed truck driver.
Pilpel’s writing style is highly readable, and this is not a heavy or dense work that will force you to drop bookmarks everywhere or take other kinds of notes just so you can follow along. You may flip back a few pages to refresh your memory on which trip you’re reading about, but the writing style isn’t the kind that will hopelessly bog you down.
I read things I didn’t know much about here. I had no idea, for example, that Churchill was an unabashed Civil War enthusiast. He repeatedly took opportunities to visit battlefields whenever he was here. There's a gripping account of an automobile accident in which Churchill, ever impatient, stepped out of a cab because the driver had the temerity to stop at red lights, and walk rapidly across the street only to be struck by an unemployed truck driver.
Pilpel’s writing style is highly readable, and this is not a heavy or dense work that will force you to drop bookmarks everywhere or take other kinds of notes just so you can follow along. You may flip back a few pages to refresh your memory on which trip you’re reading about, but the writing style isn’t the kind that will hopelessly bog you down.
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