Churchill At the Gallop: Winston's Life in the Saddle by Brough Scott (English)

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Churchill At the Gallop

by Brough Scott

Winston's life in the saddle.

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Publisher Description

Horses were at the heart of the Greatest Briton of them all, Sir Winston Spencer Churchill. They were his escape in childhood, his challenge in youth, his transport in war, his triumph in sport, and his diversion in dotage. This book traces all the ways horses affected his life, from the rough ride his mother had while returning from a shooting party that caused Churchill's premature birth, to the time spent riding through childhood, and as he grew into adulthood, when riding horses increasingly became the means of proving the courage that was to become the very core of his being. The book covers his riding in the Royal Military Academy, his leading a 1,200 horse gallop of the Oxfordshire Hussars at Yeomanry camp, his boar hunting in France, his playing polo into his 50s, and his purchase at the age of 75 a front running grey that won 14 races and triggered ecstatic scenes as his homburg-hatted, cigar-chewing owner gave V for Victory signs in the unsaddling enclosure.

Notes

Winston's life in the saddle. Extensively illustrated, this is the life of Winston Churchill on horseback from galloping his pony in Blenheim Park, to topping the riding class whilst army training at Sandhurst, leading a famous cavalry charge in Sudan and hunts across different nations.

Author Biography

Brough Scott is a former professional jockey, an award-winning writer and broadcaster, and a grandson of Churchill's heroic friend Jack Seely, author of Warrior . Sir Nicholas Soames is a member of parliament and the grandson of Winston Churchill.

Review Quote

"This is by far the best book on racing I have ever read. It combines a truly extraordinary story one that no novelist would have dared to submit with brilliant writing by an author who is almost as knowledgeable about horses and the turf as his subject. It is a just tribute to a man who deserves to be admired beyond even his achievements." --Stoker Devonshire,

Details ISBN1910497363 Author Brough Scott Year 2017 ISBN-10 1910497363 ISBN-13 9781910497364 Format Hardcover Publication Date 2017-10-13 Media Book Pages 240 Short Title Churchill at the Gallop Language English Imprint Racing Post Subtitle Winston's Life in the Saddle DEWEY 941.082092 Audience General/Trade UK Release Date 2017-10-13 Place of Publication Newbury Country of Publication United Kingdom AU Release Date 2017-10-13 NZ Release Date 2017-10-13 Publisher Racing Post Books

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  • Condition: Brand new
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-13: 9781910497364
  • Author: Brough Scott
  • Book Title: Churchill At the Gallop

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