02866nam 22006371 450 991045364490332120210426195522.01-4619-4947-51-62349-074-X(CKB)2550000001138637(EBL)1501724(OCoLC)862049739(SSID)ssj0001040248(PQKBManifestationID)11596741(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001040248(PQKBWorkID)10991125(PQKB)10022210(MiAaPQ)EBC1501724(MdBmJHUP)muse27754(Au-PeEL)EBL1501724(CaPaEBR)ebr10793645(CaONFJC)MIL538307(EXLCZ)99255000000113863720131031d2013 uy 0engur|||||||nn|ntxtccrChurchill wanted dead or alive /Celia Sandys1st Texas A&M University Press ed.College Station :Texas A&M University Press,2013.1 online resource (286 p.)Originally published in Great Britain by HarperCollins Publishers, 1999.1-62349-067-7 1-306-07056-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.Gateway -- Preparing for war -- Cruising to a catastrophe -- The station yard -- Knight errant -- The Botha legend -- Into captivity -- The states model school -- Controversy -- Wanted dead or alive -- A soldier again -- A general on Spion Kop -- Into Ladysmith -- A lull in the storm -- Return to Pretoria -- Epilogue: a triumphal progress." . . . notable for its depiction of young Churchill, warts and all, as a very human character . . . ."-New York Times"A bestseller in the UK, this portrait of Winston Churchill, written by his granddaughter, unapologetically presents the future prime minister as an action hero in the Boer War. It's rousing reading. Sandy's affection for her grandfather is obvious, but she shows enough of his grandiosity to maintain a reader's trust. . . . Sandy's is fully aware of the extent to which her grandfather had a finger to the political winds during his exploits: he sought the limelight as aggressivePrime ministersGreat BritainBiographyPrisoners of warSouth AfricaBiographySouth African War, 1899-1902JournalistsBiographyElectronic books.Prime ministersPrisoners of warSouth African War, 1899-1902Journalists968.04968.0487 BSandys Celia941330MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910453644903321Churchill wanted dead or alive2149706UNINA