{"product_id":"9780916308131","title":"The Churchill Documents: Early Years in Politics, 1901-7","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis volume of \u003ci\u003eThe Churchill Documents \u003c\/i\u003ecovers the years 1901 to 1907. The second letter, which rightfully belongs in Volume 2, was only found after that volume had been printed. It contains Churchill’s fullest recorded reflections on religion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe writings in Volume 3 mine a rich seam of correspondence, and include the first speech that Churchill made in the House of Commons. It examines his activities as a new Member of Parliament—his determination to fight for the maintenance of Free Trade within the Conservative Party and his failure to do so—culminating in his decision to leave the Conservative Party and join the opposition Liberal Party, for whom he helped fight a successful election. He was then brought into government as Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring this period he also wrote a two-volume biography of his father. In addition to the Churchill Papers—now at Churchill College, Cambridge—this volume contains letters from the archives of those to whom Churchill wrote, and from the archives of the publishing company that published his book \u003ci\u003eLord Randolph Churchill\u003c\/i\u003e. It includes Churchill’s letters to his mother, letters that range over every aspect of his public and private life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncluded as well are letters from his American friend Bourke Cockran, from Frank Harris, who acted as his literary agent, and from Lord Hugh Cecil, his closest friend at the time, with whom he sought to break the mould of politics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe correspondence in this volume shows a young man in a hurry, but with strong convictions and clear abilities, on determined to make his mark on the national stage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hillsdale College Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47009471791344,"sku":"9780916308131","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780916308131_p0.jpg?v=1763856017","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780916308131","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}