Andrew Roberts: The Last King of America
The Last King of America
Buch
- The Misunderstood Reign of George III
- Penguin Random House Sea, 11/2023
- Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-13: 9781984879288
- Bestellnummer: 11575501
- Umfang: 784 Seiten
- Gewicht: 789 g
- Maße: 226 x 150 mm
- Stärke: 43 mm
- Erscheinungstermin: 7.11.2023
Achtung: Artikel ist nicht in deutscher Sprache!
Klappentext
"Most Americans dismiss George III as a buffoon--a heartless and terrible monarch with few, if any, redeeming qualities. The best-known modern interpretation of him is Jonathan Groff's preening, spitting, and pompous take in Hamilton, Lin-Manuel Miranda's Broadway masterpiece. But this deeply unflattering characterization is rooted in the prejudiced and brilliantly persuasive opinions of eighteenth-century revolutionaries like Thomas Paine and Thomas Jefferson, who needed to make the king appear evil in order to achieve their own political aims. After combing through hundreds of thousands of pages of never-before-published correspondence, ... historian Andrew Roberts has uncovered the truth: George III was in fact a wise, humane, and even enlightened monarch who was beset by talented enemies, debilitating mental illness, incompetent ministers, and disastrous luck"--
Andrew Roberts
The Last King of America
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