William Pitt, Earl of Chatham, 1708-1778: A Bibliography

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William Pitt the Elder was a complex, controversial and ambiguous statesman; an enigma to contemporaries and historians alike. Although acclaimed in his own lifetime as a great war leader, recent revisionist scholarship has suggested that his contribution to British success has been exaggerated. This annotated bibliography provides a guide to this complex statesman. The work begins with a short biography of Pitt and a chronology of his life, and then provides an extensive coverage of both primary and secondary sources. Chapters include a survey of manuscript sources, coverage of newspaper articles, historiographical materials , and a compendium of historical and biographical works on Pitt, his achievements and his place in history.

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A fine, balanced and extensive bibliography on Pitt that covers his colourful career in an erudite and judicious manner. It will prove an indispensable and accessible reference for anyone interested in the politics, domestic, foreign and imperial, of mid-eighteenth century Britain.-Canadian Journal of History
Congratulations are in order: to Greenwood Press for sponsoring a bibliographies in British statesmen series, and to Schweizer for compiling a bibliography that will have enduring value. The work belongs in every college and university library.-Albion
This excelent bibliography, encompassing Pitt's life and times, includes unpublished personal papers, compilations of published papers, speeches, and Pitt's published writings. Most citations are annotated. The author is known for his writings about British statesmen. Highly recommended.-Choice
"Congratulations are in order: to Greenwood Press for sponsoring a bibliographies in British statesmen series, and to Schweizer for compiling a bibliography that will have enduring value. The work belongs in every college and university library."-Albion
"This excelent bibliography, encompassing Pitt's life and times, includes unpublished personal papers, compilations of published papers, speeches, and Pitt's published writings. Most citations are annotated. The author is known for his writings about British statesmen. Highly recommended."-Choice
"A fine, balanced and extensive bibliography on Pitt that covers his colourful career in an erudite and judicious manner. It will prove an indispensable and accessible reference for anyone interested in the politics, domestic, foreign and imperial, of mid-eighteenth century Britain."-Canadian Journal of History

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KARL W. SCHWEIZER is Professor of History at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. He is the author of many books and articles, including most recently, England, Prussia, and the Seven Years War (1989) and Cobbett in His Times (1990). Dr. Schweizer is also a Fellow of the British Royal Historical Society.