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Hero of the Empire The Boer War, a Daring Escape, and the Making of Winston Churchill
by Millard, Candice
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0385535732
- ISBN 13
- 9780385535731
- Seller
-
Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
New York: Doubleday. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 2016. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0385535732 . Signed by Author; DJ shows light shelf wear, small corner bumps on boards bottom corners, remainder dot bottom page edges. ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; 9.2 X 6.6 X 1.7 inches; 381 pages; "Churchill arrived in South Africa in 1899, valet and crates of vintage wine in tow, there to cover the brutal colonial war the British were fighting with Boer rebels. But just two weeks after his arrival, the soldiers he was accompanying on an armored train were ambushed, and Churchill was taken prisoner. Remarkably, he pulled off a daring escape--but then had to traverse hundreds of miles of enemy territory, alone, with nothing but a crumpled wad of cash, four slabs of chocolate, and his wits to guide him. The story of his escape is incredible enough, but then Churchill enlisted, returned to South Africa, fought in several battles, and ultimately liberated the men with whom he had been imprisoned. " .
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- Bookseller
- Ainsworth Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 20692
- Title
- Hero of the Empire The Boer War, a Daring Escape, and the Making of Winston Churchill
- Author
- Millard, Candice
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0385535732
- ISBN 13
- 9780385535731
- Publisher
- Doubleday
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2016
- Keywords
- 0385535732, boer war, POW, Winston Churchill
- Bookseller catalogs
- Militaria;
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About the Seller
Ainsworth Books
Biblio member since 2003
Chilliwack, British Columbia
About Ainsworth Books
Ainsworth Books was for many years a bricks and mortar store in Vancouver, BC. When we acquired the store, we moved to a location in Delta. After three years we moved the stock home and started operation as an online, by appointment only operation. I have worked with books my whole adult life and enjoy giving recommendations.
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