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Elizabeth the Queen : the life of a modern monarch / Sally Bedell Smith.

Summary:

Drawing on numerous interviews and never-before-revealed documents, acclaimed biographer Sally Bedell Smith pulls back the curtain to show in intimate detail the public and private lives of Queen Elizabeth II, who has led her country and Commonwealth through the wars and upheavals of the last sixty years with unparalleled composure, intelligence, and grace.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781400067893 (hc.)
  • ISBN: 1400067898 (hc.)
  • Physical Description: xxii, 663 p., [32] leaves of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
  • Edition: 1st ed.
  • Publisher: New York : Random House, c2012.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Sally Bedell Smith.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and (p. [627]-635) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
A royal education -- Love match -- Destiny calls -- "Ready, girls?" -- Affairs of state -- Made for television -- New beginnings -- Refuge in routines -- Daylight on the Magic -- Ring of silence -- "Not bloody likely!" -- Feeling the love -- Iron Lady and English Rose -- A very special relationship -- Family fractures -- Annus horribilis -- Tragedy and tradition -- Love and grief -- Moving pictures -- A soldier at heart -- Long live the Queen.
Subject: Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain, 1926-
Queens > Great Britain > Biography.
Great Britain > History > Elizabeth II, 1952-

Available copies

  • 14 of 15 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Greenwood Public Library.

Holds

  • 1 current hold with 15 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Holdable? Status Due Date
Greenwood Public Library 941.085092 SMI (Text) 35141000141953 Adult Non-fiction Volume hold Available -


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