Table of Contents

List of illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgments; Prologue; Part I: 1. The family; 2. highbury; 3. Andros; 4. High hopes; 5. Defeat; 6. A fresh start; 7. Tariffs; 8. 'Wonders never cease'; 9. Greater Birmingham; 10. Lord Mayor; 11. A testing year; 12. national politics; Part II: 13. The department of national service; 14. Frustrations; 15. Resignation; 16. Parliament; 17. Unionist politics; 18. The end of the coalition; 19. Office; 20. Minister of health; 21. The treasury; 22. Tariffs revisited; 23. Rebuilding; 24. Return to office; Part III: 25. The ministry; 26. The colleagues; 27. Early measures; 28. The general strike; 29. Birmingham concerns; 30. Troubles; 31. Halfway house; 32. Rates; 33. Preparations; 34. The local government act; Notes; Index.

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This volume tells the story of the first sixty years of Chamberlain's life.