&ldquo\;A thrilling account&hellip\;. This book is an awesome nail-biter and top-notch character study rolled into o ne.&rdquo\; &mdash\;New York Times \;Critic \;Jennifer Senior&rsqu o\;s Top Ten Books of 2016
\nAt the age of twenty-four\, Winston Chu rchill was utterly convinced it was his destiny to become prime minister o f England. \;He arrived in South Africa in 1899\, valet and crates of vintage wine in tow\, to cover the brutal colonial war the British were fi ghting with Boer rebels and jumpstart his political career. But just two w eeks later\, Churchill was taken prisoner. \; Remarkably\, he pulled o ff a daring escape&mdash\;traversing hundreds of miles of enemy territory\ , alone\, with nothing but a crumpled wad of cash\, four slabs of chocolat e\, and his wits to guide him.
\nBestselling author Candice Millard
spins an epic story of bravery\, savagery\, and chance encounters with a c
ast of historical characters&mdash\;including Rudyard Kipling\, Lord Kitch
ener\, and Mohandas Gandhi&mdash\;with whom Churchill would later share th
e world stage. But Hero of the Empire is more than an extraordinary advent
ure story\, for the lessons Churchill took from the Boer War would profoun
dly affect twentieth century history.
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