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The improbable story is well told by journalist charles moore in margaret thatcher. Reviewers are supposed never to use the word definitive about a history book or biography, but with charles moore s life of margaret thatcher, of which this is the triumphant last volume. He essentially completed the two volume project long before thatcher s death, with the. The book is a fine read, though the extraordinary detail, while always. Charles moore, authorised biographer to lady magaret thatcher, appears at one of the ieas in conversation series. Margaret thatcher the authorized biography volume iii the final part of charles moores trilogy on mrs thatcher is informed and superbly written, says. The book reveals as never before how she faced down the miners strike, transformed relations with europe, privatized the commanding heights of british industry.
Margaret thatcher the authorised biography volume three. This volume covers thatchers commanding win in the 1983 general election, following her political popularity in the aftermath of the falklands war, through to her unprecedented reelection for a third time in june 1987. He joined the staff of the daily telegraph in 1979, and as a political columnist in the 1980s covered several years of mrs. From grantham to the falklands, by charles moore, knopf doubleday, 896 pp. Andy becketts most recent book is promised you a miracle. He joined the staff of the daily telegraph in 1979, the year margaret thatcher came to power, and as a political columnist in the 1980s, he covered several years of thatcher s first and second governments.
Charles moore s full account, based on unique access to margaret thatcher herself, her papers and her closest associates, tells the story of her last period in office, her combative retirement and the controversy that surrounded her even in death. Over the next four years, as charles moore relates in this central volume of his uniquely authoritative biography, britains first woman prime minister changed the course of her countrys history and that of the world. Charles moore s biography of margaret thatcher, published after her death on 8 april 20, immediately supersedes all earlier books written about her. Margaret thatcher by charles moore, 97807992823, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook. Margaret thatcher, the authorized biography, volume one.
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