{"product_id":"the-gladstones-a-family-biography-1764-1851-paperback-9780521082778","title":"The Gladstones; A Family Biography 1764–1851 (Paperback \/ softback) 9780521082778","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Gladstones\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Family Biography 1764–1851\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis full-scale study of the Gladstones, one of the most interesting and best documented families of nineteenth-century Britain.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eS. G. Checkland (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521082778, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 14 October 2008\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e480 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.7 x 15.1 x 2.6 cm, 0.73 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis full-scale study of the Gladstones, one of the most interesting and best documented families of nineteenth-century Britain. It centres on the formidable figure of John Gladstone and on his famous son. John made his fortune by trading in the difficult conditions of the revolutionary and Napoleonic wars. As a major slave owner he was deeply embroiled in the troubles of the West Indies and in the debate on slavery. He played an important role in the new trade with the East and, as an urban and agricultural developer and sponsor of the railway age, he hastened the coming of urban-industrial society. His manipulation of the pre-reform electorate of Liverpool and his relationships with Canning, Huskisson and the politically ambitious northern businessmen are revealing of the politics of the time.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePart I. The Self-Made Trader, 1764–1812: 1. The grandfather of a Prime Minister: Thomas Gladstones\u003cbr\u003e 2. The young trader of Leith: John Gladstones, 1764–87\u003cbr\u003e 3. The life of a Liverpool corn dealer, 1787–9\u003cbr\u003e 4. The American adventure, 1789–90\u003cbr\u003e 5. The challenge of Liverpool, 1790–1800\u003cbr\u003e 6. The widower and the provost of Dingwall's daughter, 1800\u003cbr\u003e 7. War, business and family, 1800–5\u003cbr\u003e 8. Politics and parenthood, 1806–12\u003cbr\u003e Part II. The Liverpool Merchant Prince, 1812–22\u003cbr\u003e 9. 1812: The critical election\u003cbr\u003e 10. The great war: the last phase, 1812–15\u003cbr\u003e 11. The Gladstones at Seaforth House, 1815–22\u003cbr\u003e 12. Canning as protege, 1812–22\u003cbr\u003e 13. John Gladstone and Canning on the nation's needs, 1812–22\u003cbr\u003e 14. Shipowner, trader, planter and philanthropist, 1815–22\u003cbr\u003e 15. The four sons: Eton and Glasgow Colleges and the navy, 1817–22\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Ambitions, Personal and Parental, 1822–30: 16. Gladstone, Finlay, Canning and Huskisson, 1822–9\u003cbr\u003e 17. Frustration, illnesses and the tragedy of Anne, 1822–9\u003cbr\u003e 18. Railroads, charities, politics and fortune, 1822–9\u003cbr\u003e 19. Sugar and slaves in the West Indies, 1823–9\u003cbr\u003e 21. William at Eton and Oxford, 1822–9\u003cbr\u003e 21. The leaving of Liverpool, 1829–30\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Three Unsettled Years, 1830–3: 22. Politics and business by post\u003cbr\u003e 23. William at Oxford and Westminster\u003cbr\u003e 24. Slave emancipation\u003cbr\u003e Part V. The Aged Scottish Laird and his Politician Son, 1833–51: 25. The laird of Fasque and Balfour, 1833–40\u003cbr\u003e 26. William at Westminster: his wooing and his writing, 1833–40\u003cbr\u003e 27. India and China\u003cbr\u003e the coolie system\u003cbr\u003e railways, 1833–40\u003cbr\u003e 28. Family, investments and advice to Sir Robert Peel, 1841–6\u003cbr\u003e 29. William Ewart Gladstone as Peel's lieutenant, 1841-6\u003cbr\u003e 30. The ancient baronet, 1846–51\u003cbr\u003e 31. The dissolving family\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue: The making of Mr Gladstone.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20%5BHB%5D%22\"\u003eHB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45908924236056,"sku":"9780521082778","price":46.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521082778i.jpg?v=1694969316","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-gladstones-a-family-biography-1764-1851-paperback-9780521082778","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}