Churchill and Chartwell: The Untold Story of Churchill's Houses and Gardens - Hardcover

An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dust wrapper. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new.; 324 pages; Physical description; xii, 324, [48] p. of plates : ill. (chiefly col.), maps ; 24 cm. Summary; This book is a biography of Winston Churchill through the houses he lived in and the gardens he made. It culminates with the full story of his purchase, alteration and creation of Chartwell, Kent, where he lived for more than 40 years before and after the war, and which is now, in keeping with his intentions, owned and run by the National Trust. Churchill was born amidst the splendour of Blenheim Palace but, ever a restless spirit, he owned or rented many houses, both grand and relatively modest, over the course of his long life, including country retreats, modern town apartments and, as First Lord of the Admiralty, Admiralty House. But it was his house at Chartwell that would be for ever associated with his name. Based on extensive and scholarly archive study, this unique book brings to light an array of previously unpublished details and reveals a fascinating side to Britain's greatest war leader. Subjects; Churchill, Winston 1874-1965 - Biography. Churchill, Winston 1874-1965 - Homes and haunts. Churchill, Winston 1874-1965. Chartwell (Westerham, England). Statesmen - Dwellings - Great Britain. Prime ministers - Great Britain - Biography. Biography & autobiography: historical, political & military ; Residential buildings, domestic buildings ; Gardens (descriptions, history etc). British & Irish history: from c 1900 -. Kent ; 20th century.