William Pitt, Earl of Chatham, 1708-1778

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William Pitt, Earl of Chatham, 1708-1778 A Bibliography

By Karl W. Schweizer

ISBN: 0-313-28293-5

ISBN-13: 978-0-313-28293-5

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176 pages, photographs

Greenwood Press

Publication: 7/30/1993

List Price: $91.95 (UK Sterling Price: £51.95)

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Media Type: Hardcover

Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4

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History » European History -- Early Modern/Renaissance

Series Title: Bibliographies of British Statesmen

Series Number: 14

Reviews:

This excelent bibliography, encompassing Pitt's life and times, includes unpublished personal papers, compilations of published papers, speeches, and Pitt's published writings. Most citations are annotated. The author is known for his writings about British statesmen. Highly recommended.
—Choice
Congratulations are in order: to Greenwood Press for sponsoring a bibliographies in British statesmen series, and to Schweizer for compiling a bibliography that will have enduring value. The work belongs in every college and university library.
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Albion
A fine, balanced and extensive bibliography on Pitt that covers his colourful career in an erudite and judicious manner. It will prove an indispensable and accessible reference for anyone interested in the politics, domestic, foreign and imperial, of mid-eighteenth century Britain.
—Canadian Journal of History

Description: William Pitt the elder was a complex, controversial, and ambiguous statesman, an enigma to contemporaries and historians alike. Although he was acclaimed in his own lifetime as a great war leader, revisionist scholarship in the past two decades has suggested that his contribution to British success has been exaggerated. This in-depth, annotated bibliography provides a valuable guide to this complex statesman. The work begins with a short biography of Pitt and a chronology of his life, and then provides exhaustive coverage of both primary and secondary sources. Chapters include a survey of manuscript sources, coverage of relevant newspaper articles, historiographical materials, and an extensive compendium of historical and biographical works on Pitt, his achievements, and his place in history. The work is fully indexed.

Table of Contents:

Preface
Introduction
Chronology of Significant Events in the Life of William Pitt
Unpublished Personal Papers
Published Compilations of Original Papers
Other Works Printing Pitt Letters
Speeches
Published Writings of William Pitt
Pamphlets Relating to Pitt
Newspapers
Journals and Periodicals
Pitt's Life and Career
Bibliographies
Contemporary Memoirs and Diaries Containing Important Material on Pitt
Special Topics
Portraits, Cartoons and Statues, Etc.
Places Associated with William Pitt, Earl of Chatham

LC Card Number: 93-13010

LCC Class: DA483

Dewey Class: 016.94107


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