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Sandys Celia |
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Chasing Churchill : the travels with Winston Churchill by his granddaughter / / Celia Sandys ; designed by Nick Newton |
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London, England : , : Unicorn Press Ltd, , 2014 |
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©2014 |
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1-910065-29-3 |
1-910065-28-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (285 p.) |
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Prime ministers - Great Britain |
British - Foreign countries |
Voyages and travels |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Cover; Contents ; Front matter; Title page; Publisher information; Dedication; Illustrations; Winston Churchill: A Chronology of Milestones and Travels; Foreword; Body matter; Prologue: The Gifts of Travel; 1 The Christina; 2 A New World; 3 Warrior and Writer; 4 Jungle, Bush and Thankless Deserts; 5 Coast to Coast; 6 The Paris of the Sahara; 7 Wartime Journeys 1914-18 and 1939-43; 8 Wartime Journeys 1943-45; 9 Fulton and Beyond; 10 Madeira: Warm, Paintable, Bathable; 11 The Old World; Epilogue: Last Journeys; Back matter; Acknowledgements; Source Notes; Bibliography; Also available |
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Illustrated with photographs from the private family album, this book follows in the footsteps of some of Sir Winston Churchill's famous trips to the four corners of the world, by his granddaughter Celia Sandys. She visits South Africa, Morocco, France, the USA - amongst others - and recounts how Sir Winston's trips not only changed the course of world history, but helped to shape the man who has come to be known as 'our Greatest Briton'. |
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UNINA9910809993603321 |
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Autore |
Abegunrin Olayiwola |
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The political philosophy of Chief Obafemi Awolowo / / Olayiwola Abegunrin |
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Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , [2015] |
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©2015 |
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ISBN |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (269 p.) |
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Socialism - Nigeria |
Nigeria Politics and government 1960- |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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The Awo i knew -- Nigeria history before Obafemi Awolowo politics began -- Chief Obafemi Awolowo early life -- Chief Obafemi Awolowo and decolonization of Nigeria -- Chief Awolowo and the formation of Action Group of Nigeria 1950-1951 -- Chief Awolowo as the premier of Western Region 1951-1959 -- Awo: the treasonable felony charge, the trial, the sentence, the ensuing crisis and his release from jail, 1962-1966 -- Chief Obafemi Awolowo as Minister of Finance and Vice-chairman of the Executive Council in the military administration of General Gowon 1967-1971 -- Chief Obafemi Awolowo and his political comeback in the Second Republic -- Awolowo's leadership style and political legacies: an assessment -- Appendix 1: Nigerian youth movement charter -- Appendix 2: the aims of Egbe Omo Oduduwa -- Appendix 3: Chief Awolowo's affirmation -- Appendix 4: Awo's prophesy about crisis and befalling darkness on Nigeria -- Appendix 5: petition to the federal military government -- Appendix 6: Chief Obafemi Awolowo's letter of resignation to General Gowon -- Appendix 7: open letter of resignation to Ojukwu from Robert S. Goldstein- -- Appendix 8: books by Chief Obafemi Awolowo. |
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This book examines the political leadership of Chief Obafemi Awolowo, one of the nationalists' leaders who fought for Nigeria's independence. His model of leadership and perseverance is one to be emulated and |
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studied as he implemented an economic development program that brought far reaching changes to not only Nigeria, but all of Africa. |
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