Hi Joe - great idea! One angle you might be to feature Churchill's military career. I know there are a few books on the subject, but I will recommend Doug Russell's "Winston Churchill, Soldier: The Military Life of a Gentleman at War" (Brassey's, London, 2005).
Best of luck, Mike Campbell Halifax, Nova Scotia On Thu, Aug 5, 2010 at 4:46 PM, Joe Hern <[email protected]> wrote: > I am developing a five week (1 hour and 45 minutes per session) mini > course for seniors at a nearby college. I want to assign readily > available weekly readings. Since almost all enrollees have email > addresses, I will not be shy about using on-line resources of The > Churchill Centre. Course description is below. I'm aiming to develop > an appreciation for his whole life, beyond the familar WWII Churchill. > > I welcome course content suggestions, particularly from anyone who has > conducted similar adult ed or even college/high school introductory > seminars: curriculum; books readily available at public libraries and > on Amazon.com. > > The course starts in late September and I can give them in advance > some suggestions for book-length pre-course self-study. (Gilbert's > one-volume distillation? Manchester? Jenkins? My Early Life? > Others?) During the course itself I'd like to keep to shorter > readings. All are invited to weigh in with suggestions on general > readings. > > [COURSE DESCRIPTION] > #1202 Winston Churchill: A True Polymath > Best known for his courageous defiance of Nazi might during World War > II, Winston Churchill (1874 – 1965) led a long and active life as a > statesman, orator, soldier, journalist, Nobel-laureate author, painter > – and bricklayer! He entered the army in 1895 and served in Parliament > from 1901 to 1964. Using his own words and writings about him, we will > examine Churchill's long and storied careers, the issues of his times > and the legend he became. > > Course materials: speeches, articles and on-line resources of The > Churchill Centre (www.winstonchurchill.org). Students will be > encouraged to share their own memories of him. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "ChurchillChat" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<churchillchat%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/churchillchat?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ChurchillChat" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/churchillchat?hl=en.
