No More Champagne: Churchill And His Money - David..., De David Lough. Editorial Picador En Inglés

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- Titulo: No More Champagne: Churchill and His Money

- Autor: David Lough
- Idioma: Ingles
- Formato: Papel -Tapa Dura
- Editorial: Picador
- ISBN-13: 9781250071262
- Páginas: 544
- Dimensiones: 24.43cm. x 16.33cm. x 4.45cm.
- Peso: 0.79 kg.

-Descripción:

Named a Best Biography of the Year by The Wall Street Journal and The Times of London, "No More Champagne: Churchill and His Money" is the fascinating story of Winston Churchill's lifetime of complex personal finances. Meticulously researched by historian David Lough, this work reveals for the first time the full extent of the British war leader's private struggle to maintain a way of life instilled by his upbringing and expected of his public position. Utilizing Churchill's most private records, some of which have never been researched before, Lough chronicles his family's chronic shortage of money, his own extravagance, and his recurring losses from gambling or trading in shares and currencies. Churchill's approach to keeping himself solvent involved borrowing extensively, deferring bills, and prolific writing; when necessary, he relied on family or friends for support. However, by the end of the war, he had managed to significantly improve his financial situation through his global fame and strategic initiatives. Lough intertwines the threads of risk, energy, persuasion, and sheer willpower to survive that connect Churchill's private and public lives, illustrating how financial pressures often tempted him to bypass the ethical standards expected of public figures of his era, except when dealing with tax matters.