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Forgotten Patriot: A Life of Alfred, Viscount Milner of St. James's and Cape Town

J. Lee Thompson

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When asked to chose the most difficult public figure of his era to capture, the noted political cartoonist Sir Francis Carruthers Gould replied: "Milner. You cannot caricature character." Forgotten Patriot is the story of one man's dedication to duty, principles, and the British Empire. Alfred Milner rose from middle-class obscurity to haughty South African High Commissioner and then, after a decade in the wilderness, found redemption as the right hand of David Lloyd George in the five-man War Cabinet of 1916-18. Revered and reviled, Milner inspired the imperial faithful, including his famous "kindergarten," while at the same time serving as a lightning rod for critics of Empire. No matter the cost in blood and treasure. Milner believed absolutely that the measures he took to further the imperial cause were justified. This single-minded self-righteousness often blinded him to the realities, political and otherwise, of major events in which he played a central role.

Language: English

Pages: 455

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press

Release: January 31, 2007

ISBN: 0838641210

ISBN 13: 9780838641217

Forgotten Patriot: A Life of Alfred, Viscount Milner of St. James's and Cape Town

J. Lee Thompson

0/5 ( ratings)

When asked to chose the most difficult public figure of his era to capture, the noted political cartoonist Sir Francis Carruthers Gould replied: "Milner. You cannot caricature character." Forgotten Patriot is the story of one man's dedication to duty, principles, and the British Empire. Alfred Milner rose from middle-class obscurity to haughty South African High Commissioner and then, after a decade in the wilderness, found redemption as the right hand of David Lloyd George in the five-man War Cabinet of 1916-18. Revered and reviled, Milner inspired the imperial faithful, including his famous "kindergarten," while at the same time serving as a lightning rod for critics of Empire. No matter the cost in blood and treasure. Milner believed absolutely that the measures he took to further the imperial cause were justified. This single-minded self-righteousness often blinded him to the realities, political and otherwise, of major events in which he played a central role.

Language: English

Pages: 455

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press

Release: January 31, 2007

ISBN: 0838641210

ISBN 13: 9780838641217

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