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...banner headlines, 1968 does not begin to compare with, say, 1848, when seismic revolutions cracked the old European order in the Austrian Empire, France, Germany, Italy, Denmark and The Netherlands. To date, the 20th century's most fateful year was 1914, when the West plunged into what Winston Churchill called "another Thirty Years' War." That semipermanent conflict spanned such events as the Russian Revolution (1917), the Wall Street crash (1929), the rise of Nazism and the New Deal (1933). Indeed, 1968 should hardly unnerve those who recall 1939 and its sickening slide into World...
...SPLENDID PAUPER, by Allen Andrews. The biography of Moreton Frewen, Winston Churchill's froward uncle and a born loser who went from one financial debacle to another with style, imagination and diligence...
...SPLENDID PAUPER, by Allen Andrews. The biography of Moreton Frewen, Winston Churchill's froward uncle and a born loser who went from one financial debacle to another with style, imagination and diligence...
...SPLENDID PAUPER, by Allen Andrews. The zany life and beguiling times of Moreton Frewen, Winston Churchill's scapegrace uncle, who was born to lose with charm, grace and class...
Actually, the only two native Americans on the U.S. team were Raymond Severn, a Southern California insurance salesman, and his brother Winston. The other "Yank" cricketers were all foreign-born, hailing from more logical places like Ireland, Barbados, Australia and Ceylon. Warned London's Evening News: "It would be a gross understatement to say they know something of the game." Indeed, in their first three matches, the Americans looked impressive. They outscored the Duke of Norfolk's team 178-117 before time ran out (thereby making the match officially a draw), lost by only 15 runs...