He explains how his philosophy and teachings influenced Australian peace, environmental, religious, and aid movements.
PHILIP SNOWDEN was a proud Yorkshireman, a founding father of the Labour Party, its first Chancellor of the Exchequer and eventually was seen as a traitor by the movement he did so much to build. Growing up in the poverty of a weaving village in the Pennines, Snowden was paralysed in his twenties but overcame his disability by teaching himself to walk again with the aid of two sticks. He came to socialism in the 1890s and helped build Labour from a fringe sect into a governing party. Snowden was LabourâEUR(TM)s undisputed economic expert for decades and served as chancellor three times in the 1920s and 30s. He would be expelled from the party for joining Ramsay MacDonaldâEUR(TM)s controversial National Government in 1931 and has been condemned as a turncoat ever since. A gifted orator, Snowden was regarded as the archetypal Yorkshireman; strong-willed and straight-talking, caustic and biting in his criticism but warm in friendship. He earned the moniker âEUR¿Iron ChancellorâEUR(TM) after doggedly standing up to the French during tense negotiations, with one Paris journal bawling, âEURThere is only one thing left âEUR" we must occupy Yorkshire!âEUR? SnowdenâEUR(TM)s infamous 1931 election broadcast, in which he condemned LabourâEUR(TM)s programme as âEURBolshevism run madâEUR?, played a major role in the National Government winning the biggest landslide in British electoral history. In 1934, Snowden wrote his autobiography. It is one of the most readable memoirs of the period, packed with SnowdenâEUR(TM)s characteristic wit and sarcasm. SnowdenâEUR(TM)s portrait of his youth in the rural Yorkshire of the 1870s is a unique window into a lost world, while his narrative of the pioneering days of the Labour movement is passionate and vivid. In describing his long career in parliament and government from 1906-1932, the great men of the age jump off the page as we encounter Asquith, Lloyd George, Churchill, Baldwin and MacDonald among others in this tumultuous period of British history. SnowdenâEUR(TM)s story is both an absorbing account of a fascinating time and an invaluable source for students and scholars.
This book is a biography of a Scottish missionary worker, Alexander Wylie, a classical nineteenth century artisan and autodidact. He made significant contributions to knowledge transfer, both to and from China: in missionary work; as a teacher, and as a writer in English and an internationally recognised major sinologist.
A historical biography of the life of James Holland Walker, a White Star Line hero with a focus on maritime history.
A captivating and poignant biography of a Coldstream Guardsman in World War Two which looks at the hardships faced during battle by a man on the front line.
In Modi 3.0, renowned psephologist, journalist and bestselling author Pradeep Bhandari provides an incisive and in-depth account of how India votes and why Narendra Modi remains unchallenged and will return with a bigger, higher and stronger mandate.
The life of the influential Sir John Vanburgh and his role in defining the architectural landscape of England
Alexander Kinghorne was a child of the Scottish Enlightenment, an agricultural innovator, surveyor, civil engineer and incurable romantic. But at the age of 54, driven by adversity and hope, he chose to take his family to the penal colony of New South Wales. Would he succeed in this new land? Would he rescue his children and restore them to the prominence in society he was sure was enjoyed by his shadowy forbears? Alexander's achievements extended beyond these things to a more intangible legacy of humanity and support for others.
The life story of an extraordinary man who witnessed so much. His uncompromising attitude singled him out as an exceptional individual but the five years of warfare defined him. Just how did he go from choir boy on HMS Victory to being one of the world's elite 1st SAS/SBS soldiers?
This book aims to debunk these notions. It is based on the collected works of Patel and attempts to fill in the gap created by the absence of any significant academic work on his life and work.
An enthralling portrait of Queen Catherine of Braganza, wife of Charles II, which brings her struggles vividly to life and reveals her forgotten place in British history.
The story of one man's escape from Stalin's genocide to heroism in the skies
Exploring Tom Rolt's many landscapes, and legacy, through a series of linked essays
A family-authorised biography of Pat Hughes, one of the top-scoring aces of the Battle of Britain.
A fascinating and moving biography of Colin Anson, the German refugee who became an elite British commando
The second volume in an acclaimed biography of Oliver Cromwell, from the capture of Charles I to the expulsion of the Long Parliament
The dramatic biography of a slaveship turned freedom-fighter—which brings new insights into Britain’s involvement in the end of the trade in enslaved people
The name BUGATTI is legendary in the history of the motor car. "ELITE CARS FOR THE ELITE" was his own claim.When people talk about BUGATTI they always mean ETTORE BUGATTI, the technical genius. But if we draw aside the heavy veil of the BUGATTI MYTH, the spotlight falls for the first time on his equally gifted son JEAN BUGATTI. He crated the most beautiful cars in history such as the T41 ROYALE and the T57 ATLANTIC.This historical novel reveals the difficult, indeed tragic, relationship between these two great personalities. At the same time it is a love story and a mystery story.JEAN BUGATTI only lived to be 30. Wikipedia records an accidental death: "Driving at over 200 kmph JEAN BUGATTI had to avoid a cyclist ... and crashed into a tree".This documentary novel disproves that story. It will cause outrage and denial among BUGATTISTS all over the world - or stimulate their curiosity!
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