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Once again ms millard presents a fascinating glimpse at a little known snippet of colonial history

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Churchill’s younger years but once i started reading about his dash across africa chased by the boers it read like a mystery thriller that i could not put down

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The reason was to make a name for himself and become a member of parliament

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Candice millard again writes an incredibly graphic exciting story of churchill’s early years during the boer war how it shaped him into the man who would be so pivotal during wwii

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Having previously devoured candice millards two other biographies about u

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In stark contrast to millards portrayal of garfield in her destiny of the republic which paints a compelling picture of an otherwise forgotten and unknown leader as one of immense character and quality my impression of churchill in hero of the empire was almost entirely negative

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In fact my only criticism of the book is that it becomes difficult at least for me to read a biography about a person so utterly unlikable and distasteful

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When my wife asked for reports on my reading experience i kept offering iterations of well its a fascinating story but churchill was just the worst