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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
An Absolutely Exhaustive Account of Powell's Life,
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This review is from: Like the Roman: The Life of Enoch Powell (Phoenix Giants S.) (Paperback)
Upon finally finishing this biography, I can only state that it is one of the more well-researched and thorough works in this genre that I have ever come across, and that if I should ever be compelled to read this again it will be under duress. Not due to any shortcomings on the author's part: He apparently had the consent and cooperation of Powell himself. However, the sheer level of recording the minute aspects of Powell's life, both private and public, is almost mind-numbing at times. I can quite literally state that I have never encountered such a full biography in my life. However, it is fascinating reading, as Powell was such a divisive man in English politics during his lifetime. The account of the "Rivers of Blood" speech and its fallout are especially riveting, as this is the definitive moment when most Britons began to see Powell as an politician or demagogue of the extreme Right stripe. If you can find it, and if you can afford it, this is THE account to have of Enoch Powell's life.
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Like the Roman: The Life of Enoch Powell (Phoenix Giants S.) by Simon Heffer (Paperback - Nov. 1999)
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