ebooks Etruscan Roman Remains by Charles Godfrey Leland in History

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A colorful and eloquent look at Churchill as he has never been seen before. With fascinating new insights into the food he ate; the champagne he loved; and the important guests he charmed; this delectable volume is a sumptuous and intellectual treat.A friend once said of Churchill “He is a man of simple tastes; he is quite easily satisfied with the best of everything.” But dinners for Churchill were about more than good food; excellent champagnes and Havana cigars. “Everything” included the opportunity to use the dinner table both as a stage on which to display his brilliant conversational talents; and an intimate setting in which to glean gossip and diplomatic insights; and to argue for the many policies he espoused over a long life.In this riveting; informative and entertaining book; Stelzer draws on previously untapped material; diaries of guests; and a wide variety of other sources to tell of some of the key dinners at which Churchill presided before; during and after World War II– including the important conferences at which he used his considerable skills to attempt to persuade his allies; Franklin Roosevelt and Joseph Stalin; to fight the war according to his strategic vision. 40 BW Illustrations