The last king of america

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From the New York Times bestselling author of Churchill and Napoleon The last king of America, George III, has been ridiculed as a complete disaster who frittered away the colonies and went mad in his old age. The truth is much more nuanced and fascinating--and will completely change the way readers and historians view his reign and legacy. Most Americans dismiss George III as a buffoon--a heartless and terrible monarch with few, if any, redeeming qualities. The best-known modern interpretation of him is Jonathan Groff's preening, spitting, and pompous take in Hamilton, Lin-Manuel Miranda's Broadway masterpiece. But this deeply unflattering characterization is rooted in the prejudiced and brilliantly persuasive opinions of eighteenth-century revolutionaries like Thomas Paine and Thomas Jefferson, who needed to make the king appear evil in order to achieve their own political aims. After combing through hundreds of thousands of pages of never-before-published correspondence, award-winning historian Andrew Roberts has uncovered the truth: George III was in fact a wise, humane, and even enlightened monarch who was beset by talented enemies, debilitating mental illness, incompetent ministers, and disastrous luck. In The Last King of America, Roberts paints a deft and nuanced portrait of the much-maligned monarch and outlines his accomplishments, which have been almost universally forgotten. Two hundred and forty-five years after the end of George III's American rule, it is time for Americans to look back on their last king with greater understanding: to see him as he was and to come to terms with the last time they were ruled by a monarch.

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George III

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The times book of the year winner of the elizabeth longford prize for historical biography 2022 winner of the general society of colonial wars distinguished book award 2021 winner of the history reclaimed book of the year 2022 shortlisted for the duff cooper prize 2021 andrew roberts o Direct beschikbaar .. MEER INFO

Taal: en

Bindwijze: Hardcover

Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 09 november 2021

Aantal pagina's: 784

Hoofdauteur: Andrew Roberts

Hoofduitgeverij: Viking

Product breedte: 156 mm

Product hoogte: 58 mm

Product lengte: 235 mm

Studieboek: Nee

Verpakking breedte: 159 mm

Verpakking hoogte: 63 mm

Verpakking lengte: 235 mm

Verpakkingsgewicht: 1128 g

EAN: 9781984879264

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