Churchill and Orwell : the fight for freedom
(Large Print)
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Published
Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2017.
ISBN
9781432841171, 1432841173
Physical Desc
339 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates (large print) : illustrations ; 25 cm
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Norwood - Large Print | LARGE TYPE 941.084 Ricks | On Shelf |
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Published
Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2017.
Format
Large Print
Language
English
ISBN
9781432841171, 1432841173
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 453-586).
Description
Both George Orwell and Winston Churchill came close to death in the mid-1930's -- Orwell shot in the neck in a trench line in the Spanish Civil War, and Churchill struck by a car in New York City. If they'd died then, history would scarcely remember them. At the time, Churchill was a politician on the outs, his loyalty to his class and party suspect. Orwell was a mildly successful novelist, to put it generously. No one would have predicted that, by the end of the 20th century, they would be considered two of the most important people in British history for having the vision and courage to campaign tirelessly, in words and in deeds, against the totalitarian threat from both the left and the right. It's not easy to recall now how lonely a position both men once occupied. By the late 1930's, democracy was discredited in many circles and authoritarian rulers were everywhere in the ascent. There were some who decried the scourge of communism, but saw in Hitler and Mussolini "men we could do business with," if not in fact saviors. And there were others who saw the Nazi and fascist threat as malign, but tended to view communism as the path to salvation. Churchill and Orwell, on the other hand, had the foresight to see clearly that the issue was human freedom -- that whatever its coloration, a government that denied its people basic freedoms was a totalitarian menace and had to be resisted. In the 1940's, both worked to triumph over freedom's enemies. Though Churchill played the larger role in the defeat of Hitler and the Axis, Orwell's reckoning with the menace of authoritarian rule in Animal Farm and 1984 would define the stakes of the Cold War for its 50-year course, and continues to give inspiration to fighters for freedom to this day. Taken together, their lives are a testament to the power of moral conviction, and to the courage it can take to stay true to it, through thick and thin.
Description
A dual biography of Winston Churchill and George Orwell. Ricks focuses on the pivotal years from the mid-1930s through the 1940s, when their farsighted vision and inspired action in the face of the threat of fascism and communism helped preserve democracy for the world.
Subjects
LC Subjects
Authors, English -- 20th century -- Biography.
Biography.
Churchill, Winston, -- 1874-1965 -- Political and social views.
Churchill, Winston, -- 1874-1965.
Communism -- History -- 20th century.
Fascism -- History -- 20th century.
Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1936-1945.
Large type books.
Orwell, George, -- 1903-1950 -- Political and social views.
Orwell, George, -- 1903-1950.
Prime ministers -- Great Britain -- Biography.
World politics -- 1933-1945.
Biography.
Churchill, Winston, -- 1874-1965 -- Political and social views.
Churchill, Winston, -- 1874-1965.
Communism -- History -- 20th century.
Fascism -- History -- 20th century.
Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1936-1945.
Large type books.
Orwell, George, -- 1903-1950 -- Political and social views.
Orwell, George, -- 1903-1950.
Prime ministers -- Great Britain -- Biography.
World politics -- 1933-1945.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Ricks, T. E. (2017). Churchill and Orwell: the fight for freedom . Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ricks, Thomas E.. 2017. Churchill and Orwell: The Fight for Freedom. Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ricks, Thomas E.. Churchill and Orwell: The Fight for Freedom Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2017.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Ricks, Thomas E.. Churchill and Orwell: The Fight for Freedom Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2017.
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