William Pitt and the Great War

by J. Holland Rose

Book Overview

In the former volume, entitled "William Pitt and National Revival," I sought to trace the career of Pitt the Younger up to the year 1791. Until then he was occupied almost entirely with attempts to repair the evils arising out of the old order of things. Retrenchment and Reform were his first watchwords; and though in the year 1785 he failed in his efforts to renovate the life of Parliament and to improve the fiscal relations with Ireland, yet his...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1517636051
• ISBN13: 9781517636050
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 214 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.5" x 11.0"