- Hardcover: 360 pages
- Publisher: I.B.Tauris (25 Oct 2011)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1848859961
- ISBN-13: 978-1848859968
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 16 x 3.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 85,946 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'With this well-researched, well-written and sometimes deeply passionate book, Bill Cash has singlehandedly saved one of Britain's greatest statesmen from an ill-deserved obscurity. Often using Bright's own fiery language, he has turned the once-forbidding Victorian granite statue back into a flesh-and-blood fighter for justice and human decency. John Bright was a key figure perhaps even the key figure in the struggle for democracy in Britain, yet his legacy was largely forgotten until this first-class, encapsulating biography.' --Andrew Roberts, author of Salisbury - Victorian Titan
'John Bright is a major biography about one of the towering politicians of the Victorian era. Bill Cash not only breathes new life into Bright but delivers an entirely fresh view of both the man himself and his stance as the professional scourge of the upper classes. Bright was always his country's greatest critic, and yet also its greatest parliamentarian. This and all the other contradictions that made up Bright's character receive their full due in Cash's nuanced portrait.' --Amanda Foreman, author of A World on Fire and Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire
'From the campaign for popular democracy to the fate of empire, the American Civil War to the roots of globalisation, John Bright was one of the most influential figures of the nineteenth century. Bill Cash's biography restores Bright not only to his rightful place at the heart of Victorian England but also as one of the creators of the modern age.' --Graham Stewart, author of Burying Caesar: Churchill, Chamberlain and the Battle for the Tory Party
'Historians will enjoy this fine political portrait.' --The Economist
'From the campaign for popular democracy to the fate of empire, the American Civil War to the roots of globalisation, John Bright was one of the most influential figures of the nineteenth century. Bill Cash's biography restores Bright not only to his rightful place at the heart of Victorian England but also as one of the creators of the modern age.' --Graham Stewart, author of Burying Caesar: Churchill, Chamberlain and the Battle for the Tory Party
...thoughtful and perceptive...[Bright] would surely have appreciated Cash s intellectually subtle and deftly written work. At last, his extraordinary life has the biography it deserves. --George Eaton, The New Statesman
'From the campaign for popular democracy to the fate of empire, the American Civil War to the roots of globalisation, John Bright was one of the most influential figures of the nineteenth century. Bill Cash's biography restores Bright not only to his rightful place at the heart of Victorian England but also as one of the creators of the modern age.' --Graham Stewart, author of Burying Caesar: Churchill, Chamberlain and the Battle for the Tory Party
'John Bright is a major biography about one of the towering politicians of the Victorian era. Bill Cash not only breathes new life into Bright but delivers an entirely fresh view of both the man himself and his stance as the professional scourge of the upper classes. Bright was always his country's greatest critic, and yet also its greatest parliamentarian. This and all the other contradictions that made up Bright's character receive their full due in Cash's nuanced portrait.' --Amanda Foreman, author of A World on Fire and Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire
'From the campaign for popular democracy to the fate of empire, the American Civil War to the roots of globalisation, John Bright was one of the most influential figures of the nineteenth century. Bill Cash's biography restores Bright not only to his rightful place at the heart of Victorian England but also as one of the creators of the modern age.' --Graham Stewart, author of Burying Caesar: Churchill, Chamberlain and the Battle for the Tory Party
'Historians will enjoy this fine political portrait.' --The Economist
'From the campaign for popular democracy to the fate of empire, the American Civil War to the roots of globalisation, John Bright was one of the most influential figures of the nineteenth century. Bill Cash's biography restores Bright not only to his rightful place at the heart of Victorian England but also as one of the creators of the modern age.' --Graham Stewart, author of Burying Caesar: Churchill, Chamberlain and the Battle for the Tory Party
...thoughtful and perceptive...[Bright] would surely have appreciated Cash s intellectually subtle and deftly written work. At last, his extraordinary life has the biography it deserves. --George Eaton, The New Statesman
'From the campaign for popular democracy to the fate of empire, the American Civil War to the roots of globalisation, John Bright was one of the most influential figures of the nineteenth century. Bill Cash's biography restores Bright not only to his rightful place at the heart of Victorian England but also as one of the creators of the modern age.' --Graham Stewart, author of Burying Caesar: Churchill, Chamberlain and the Battle for the Tory Party
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John Bright was one of the greatest British statesmen of the nineteenth century. In a series of Punch cartoons in 1878, Bright featured alongside Disraeli and Gladstone as among the most influential politicians of the age. However, his profound contribution to British politics and society has been virtually forgotten in the modern world. Bright played a critical role in many of the most important political movements of the Victorian era, from the repeal of the Corn Laws to Home Rule. In his great campaign leading up to the Reform Act 1867, he fought for parliamentary reform on behalf of the working class and for the abolition of newspaper taxes. Internationally renowned as an orator, he was a dedicated opponent of slavery and champion of the North in the American Civil War. His testimonial for Abraham Lincoln's re-election was found in the President's pocket on his assassination. He was vigorously opposed to the Crimean War and campaigned against the oppression of the Irish tenantry and colonial subjects throughout the Empire. Fiercely independent, he eventually split from the Liberal Party over Home Rule, becoming a Liberal Unionist. In this new biography, the first for over 30 years, Bill Cash provides an incisive and engaging portrait of a man who influenced the politics of his generation more than virtually any other, with important implications for the present day.
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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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Fifty years out of date,
This review is from: John Bright: Statesman, Orator, Agitator (Hardcover)
A hagiography of a pretty mediocre man. Worse, the scholarship is at least a half century out of date (his most recent secondary source seems to be G.M Trevelyan for Christ's sakes). Just for starers, few serious scholars of British history now credit Bright as being central to either Britain's adoption of free trade policies or the Reform Act of 1867. The material in here on the Crimean War and American Civil War, meantime, fails to cite the mountain of scholarship that has appeared over the last five decades -- see, for example, Andrew Lambert's material on the Crimean War and Phil Myers' on the American conflict just to begin. Cash's pals such as Andrew Roberts and historically illiterate journalists will praise this book but it's frankly embarrassing. If I could give it negative stars I would.
1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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Excellent Service,
This review is from: John Bright: Statesman, Orator, Agitator (Hardcover)
I bought this as a gift and thus I haven't read the book. I was very impressed with the service I received though. I have also contacted the author of the book who sent me a personalised note for the person the book was intended for.
0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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Excellent review of a great man,
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This review is from: John Bright: Statesman, Orator, Agitator (Hardcover)
Bill Cash has produced a very readable and entertaining account of one of the greatest Victorian Statesmen. I highly recommend this book to anyone.John Bright: Statesman, Orator, Agitator
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