Hero of the Empire: The Boer War, a Daring Escape, and the Making of Winston Churchill by Candice Millard

Hero of the Empire: The Boer War, a Daring Escape, and the Making of Winston Churchill

Candice Millard

416 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction biography history informative tense medium-paced

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A thrilling account.... This book is an awesome nail-biter and top-notch character study rolled into one. --New York Times Critic Jennifer Senior's Top Ten Books of 2016 At the age of twenty-four, Winston Churchill was utterly convinced it was hi...

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informative 95%
adventurous 70%
tense 29%
inspiring 20%
challenging 8%
dark 8%
hopeful 8%
reflective 8%
sad 8%
funny 4%
lighthearted 4%

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slow 22%
fast 4%

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