{"product_id":"9780571280827","title":"Aneurin Bevan: A Biography: Volume 1: 1897-1945","description":"\u003cp\u003eMichael Foot's two-volume biography of Aneurin 'Nye' Bevan (1897-1960) - arguably Britain's greatest socialist, indelibly associated with the founding of the National Health Service, - is one of the major political biographies of the last century. It is the life of an inspirational politician, written by one who knew and unabashedly admired him. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVolume I, first published in 1962, describes Bevan's life from his birth in Tredegar in the South Wales Valleys, through his abortive schooling, his employment at a colliery and the subsequent embrace of socialism that would make him a leader among South Wales miners. It follows his path to the House of Commons as a Labour MP with a fast-rising reputation as a defender of the working class; and his marriage in 1934 to fellow firebrand MP Jennie Lee. The volume closes with Labour's landslide election victory of 1945, and Bevan's appointment as Minister of Health.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Faber and Faber","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47172393042160,"sku":"9780571280827","price":23.32,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780571280827_p0.jpg?v=1769917429","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780571280827","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}