Chips: The Diaries Of Sir Henry Channon
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A landmark work of political biography and social history, Chips: The Diaries of Sir Henry Channon presents the unexpurgated private diaries of one of the twentieth century's most fascinating and indiscreet observers of power. Edited by Robert Rhodes James, the volume chronicles the life of the American-born Conservative MP Henry Chips Channon, whose extraordinary social ascent placed him at the glittering heart of British high society, the corridors of Westminster, and the drawing rooms of European royalty during the turbulent interwar years and beyond. Written with a sharp, gossipy wit and an unapologetic love of luxury and glamour, the diaries offer an intimate and often scandalous portrait of the British establishment, recording with breathtaking candour the personalities, intrigues, and moral compromises of an era defined by appeasement, war, and social upheaval. Channon's pen spares almost no one — from Winston Churchill and Wallis Simpson to the crowned heads of Europe — making this an indispensable primary source for historians and an irresistible read for anyone captivated by the drama of twentieth-century political and aristocratic life.
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A landmark work of political biography and social history, Chips: The Diaries of Sir Henry Channon presents the unexpurgated private diaries of one of the twentieth century's most fascinating and indiscreet observers of power. Edited by Robert Rhodes James, the volume chronicles the life of the American-born Conservative MP Henry Chips Channon, whose extraordinary social ascent placed him at the glittering heart of British high society, the corridors of Westminster, and the drawing rooms of European royalty during the turbulent interwar years and beyond. Written with a sharp, gossipy wit and an unapologetic love of luxury and glamour, the diaries offer an intimate and often scandalous portrait of the British establishment, recording with breathtaking candour the personalities, intrigues, and moral compromises of an era defined by appeasement, war, and social upheaval. Channon's pen spares almost no one — from Winston Churchill and Wallis Simpson to the crowned heads of Europe — making this an indispensable primary source for historians and an irresistible read for anyone captivated by the drama of twentieth-century political and aristocratic life.
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
A landmark work of political biography and social history, Chips: The Diaries of Sir Henry Channon presents the unexpurgated private diaries of one of the twentieth century's most fascinating and indiscreet observers of power. Edited by Robert Rhodes James, the volume chronicles the life of the American-born Conservative MP Henry Chips Channon, whose extraordinary social ascent placed him at the glittering heart of British high society, the corridors of Westminster, and the drawing rooms of European royalty during the turbulent interwar years and beyond. Written with a sharp, gossipy wit and an unapologetic love of luxury and glamour, the diaries offer an intimate and often scandalous portrait of the British establishment, recording with breathtaking candour the personalities, intrigues, and moral compromises of an era defined by appeasement, war, and social upheaval. Channon's pen spares almost no one — from Winston Churchill and Wallis Simpson to the crowned heads of Europe — making this an indispensable primary source for historians and an irresistible read for anyone captivated by the drama of twentieth-century political and aristocratic life.
