![]() He was diffident and spoke in a soft grumble. WILLIAM MANCHESTER was a professor of history at Wesleyan University and the prize-winning author of The Death of a President, an up-close account of the Kennedy assasination American Caesar: Douglas MacArthur 1880-1964 and Goodbye, Darkness: A Memoir of the Pacific War among others, when he arrived at Chartwell Booksellers in late-May 1983 to quietly sign copies of his latest work, the first book of a planned multi-volume biography of Winston Churchill titled, THE LAST LION. We are delighted to open our 40th READINGS AT CHARTWELL BOOKSELLERS video series, toasting the best 40 books about Winston Churchill published during our forty year existence, with actor JOHN LITHGOW reading THE LAST LION: Visions of Glory 1874-1932. ![]() ![]() One month later, William Manchester published the first volume of his epic Churchill biography, THE LAST LION. ApWATCH JOHN LITHGOW READ ‘THE LAST LION’ BOOK #1 IN OUR '40th READINGS AT CHARTWELL BOOKSELLERS' VIDEO SERIESįorty years ago today, April 11, 1983, Chartwell Booksellers opened its doors in the Park Avenue Plaza building, here in NYC. ![]()
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