{"product_id":"william-pitt-the-younger-a-biography-9780007147205","title":"William Pitt the Younger : A Biography","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Sunday Times bestselling biography of one of the towering figures in British history who became Prime Minister at the age of twenty-four  written by the youngest-ever leader of the Tory Party. The younger William Pitt -- known as the schoolboy -- began his days as Prime Minister in 1783 deeply underestimated and completely beleaguered. Yet he annihilated his opponents in the General Election the following year and dominated the governing of Britain for twenty-two years  nearly nineteen of them as Prime Minister. No British politician since then has exercised such supremacy for so long. Pitt presided over dramatic changes in the countrys finances and trade  brought about the union with Ireland  but was ultimately consumed by the years of debilitating war with France. Domestic crises included unrest in Ireland  deep division in the royal family  the madness of the King and a full-scale naval mutiny. He enjoyed huge success  yet died at the nadir of his fortunes  struggling to maintain a government beset by a thin majority at home and military disaster abroad; he worked  worried and drank himself to death. Finally his story is told with the drama  wit and authority it deserves.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45647250456629,"sku":"ByrdShop_0007147201","price":20.57,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780007147205.jpg?v=1781690750","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/william-pitt-the-younger-a-biography-9780007147205","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}