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The Course of My Life: The Autobiography of Edward Heath
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Edward Heath
"The Course of My Life" is not only the autobiography of one of the most distinguished figures of modern times, but a revealing panoply of twentieth-century political, international and social history. Born in 1916, Edward Heath became a Conservative Member of Parliament in 1950, following a glittering Oxford and military career, and was at the heart of political life for
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Hardcover
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782 pages
Published
October 8th 1998
by Hodder & Stoughton Ltd
(first published 1998)
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Believe it or not, at one time Saturday night TV in the United Kingdom used to be something to look forward to. One of the best shows starred Mike Yarwood, who impersonated most of the MP's of the day. This is probably the first time that I really became aware of Edward Heath, and recall that the main aspect of the impersonation were his shoulders moving up and down rapidly, and comically, as he laughed at something. Then his name registered as the cause of the electric going off during a rather
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Excellent - They say that truth is stranger than fiction. This mans rise from modest beginnings and his experiences: From meeting the democratic government of Spain during the Civil War, to travelling to Nazi Germany, to being in-command of a firing squad after the war, to becoming an MP. And then being able to get the UK into Europe. Plus all his other artistic and sporting endeavours, In one lifetime, this is something to be amazed by.
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Jul 19, 2013
Jim
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3 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Politics Junkies, People who remember 1970s Britain,
Shelves:
british-political-biography
Edward Heath was the British Prime Minister from 1970 to 1974. Prior to his obtaining this position, he was significant within his party. Afterwards, he was not, but instead of leaving the House of Commons to pursue a life in business, he remained an "anti-Thatcher" backbencher (Margaret thatcher was his successor as party leader).
This book was written in the late 1990s. For its time, I'm sure it was interesting, but it feels dated now. He rehashes issues that are either "settled facts of the Br ...more
This book was written in the late 1990s. For its time, I'm sure it was interesting, but it feels dated now. He rehashes issues that are either "settled facts of the Br ...more
I think Heath was a small minded man who never forgave a slight, was incapable of human intimacy, and made a number of disastrous political errors. And yet - this is one of the best political memoirs I have ever read. Which surprised me enormously! (And it's worth the price for the photographs alone, which show that whatever his personal and political failings, his exquisite tailoring indicates that his sartorial sense was spot-on).
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Sir Edward Richard George "Ted" Heath, KG, MBE (9 July 1916 – 17 July 2005) was a British Conservative politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1970 to February 1974 and as Leader of the Conservative Party from 1965 to 1975.
Heath was a keen yachtsman. He bought his first yacht Morning Cloud in 1969 and won the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race that year. He captained Britain's ...more
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Heath was a keen yachtsman. He bought his first yacht Morning Cloud in 1969 and won the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race that year. He captained Britain's ...more
