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#330: Hero of the Empire

Just the Best Literature
Just the Best Literature
Episode • Apr 1, 2024 • 28m

Host Dennis Leap begins discussing a new book on the life of Winston Churchill by author Candice Millard. Hero of the Empire gives us details of Churchill’s daring escape from prison in Pretoria, South Africa (the capital of the Boer Republic), while fighting in the Boer War and the making of his political career.

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