![]() The Last Lion: Visions of Glory is largely the story of how a boy who disappointed everyone became the man who saved us all. Young Winston had been a lonely, unpopular, and difficult boy, unsuccessful in school and sport, near the bottom in every school he attended. Elected as a war hero, Churchill quickly rose into leadership, and, again surprisingly, worked with Lloyd George to break the power of the aristocracy and build the foundations of the British welfare state. He was world-famous long before he became the prime minister we revere.Īnd Churchill was a “hottie.” Red-headed and trim in tight fitting uniforms, young Winston made full use of the possibilities for adventure in Queen Victoria’s grand empire, as an officer and foreign correspondent. He became a prolific writer, one of the most prolific and best-paid writers of his time. He lived like a pasha and wanted to direct the fate of the British Empire, and, although he came from one of the most prominent, aristocratic families in England, he had no money. Churchill’s youth and early political career are often overshadowed by his years of greatness before, during, and after World War II, but Churchill was always interesting. The Last Lion: Visions of Glory (1874-1932)Ĭounted by Time magazine as one of the one hundred great books of the twentieth century, The Last Lion: Visions of Glory is perhaps the most surprising book in William Manchester’s three-volume biography on Winston Churchill.
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