Hamer Shawcross is born into a poor but aspirational working-class family in Manchester. Studious and hard-working, he becomes a socialist activist, goes into politics and rises to become part of the privileged upper classes he began by opposing. Hamer’s trajectory is mirrored by the rise of the Labour movement in Britain from the mid-19th century to the 1930s. This wonderfully perceptive study of a career politician serves as a telling elegy for the Labour Party.
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Howard Spring (1889-1965) won worldwide fame with his bestselling novel O Absalom!—afterwards reissued as My Son, My Son to avoid a clash with William Faulkner's Absalom, Absalom! Tristram Hunt is a former Labour Party politician and the author of Marx's General.
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. 'When they buried the Old Warrior there was only one small wreath to go on the coffin. John Hamer Shawcross never forgot that moment. Hamer Shawcross is born into a poor but aspirational working-class family in Manchester. Studious and hard-working, he becomes a socialist activist, goes into politics and rises to become part of the privileged upper classes he began by opposing. Hamer's trajectory is mirrored by the rise of the Labour movement in Britain from the mid-19th century to the 1930s.This wonderfully perceptive study of a career politician serves as a telling elegy for the Labour Party. A novel of ambition, about a man who rises from the most humble of beginnings in Manchester and reaches the very top in politics. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781784976347
Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. 'When they buried the Old Warrior there was only one small wreath to go on the coffin. John Hamer Shawcross never forgot that moment. Hamer Shawcross is born into a poor but aspirational working-class family in Manchester. Studious and hard-working, he becomes a socialist activist, goes into politics and rises to become part of the privileged upper classes he began by opposing. Hamer's trajectory is mirrored by the rise of the Labour movement in Britain from the mid-19th century to the 1930s.This wonderfully perceptive study of a career politician serves as a telling elegy for the Labour Party. A novel of ambition, about a man who rises from the most humble of beginnings in Manchester and reaches the very top in politics. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781784976347
Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. 'When they buried the Old Warrior there was only one small wreath to go on the coffin. John Hamer Shawcross never forgot that moment. Hamer Shawcross is born into a poor but aspirational working-class family in Manchester. Studious and hard-working, he becomes a socialist activist, goes into politics and rises to become part of the privileged upper classes he began by opposing. Hamer's trajectory is mirrored by the rise of the Labour movement in Britain from the mid-19th century to the 1930s.This wonderfully perceptive study of a career politician serves as a telling elegy for the Labour Party. A novel of ambition, about a man who rises from the most humble of beginnings in Manchester and reaches the very top in politics. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781784976347