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Great Contemporaries by Winston S. Churchill — WisdomDeck honest review
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Great Contemporaries

by Winston S. Churchill

Churchill's portraits of the men he knew: Balfour, Shaw, Lawrence, Hitler in 1935, Clemenceau. Character sketches by a participant.

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  1. Judge character in person.
  2. Admire rivals.
  3. Portraits reveal the painter.

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