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

563 pages first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction biography history informative tense medium-paced
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From New York Times bestselling author of Destiny of the Republic and The River of Doubt, a thrilling narrative of Winston Churchill's extraordinary and little-known exploits during the Boer War At age twenty-four, Winston Churchill was utterly c...

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informative 96%
adventurous 79%
tense 31%
inspiring 27%
challenging 6%
dark 6%
hopeful 6%
sad 6%
funny 3%
lighthearted 3%
reflective 3%

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fast 11%

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