Palmerston

by Paul R. Ziegler and Paul Ziegler

Book Overview

In serving more than fifty years in public life, Palmerston placed his stamp upon nineteenth-century Britain. Born and bred an eighteenth-century aristocrat, he initially seemed out of place in a world stirred by the twin forces of the French and Industrial Revolutions, and more suited to the dandified life of the beau monde. As a conservative politician, he appeared ill fit for an age of reform, and as Foreign Secretary his gunboat diplomacy courted...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0333676262
• ISBN13: 9780333676264
• Release Date: October 2002
• Publisher: Red Globe Press
• Length: 156 Pages
• Weight: 0.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"