02024nam a2200361u 4500 727703084 OCoLC 20250715162239.0 ta 130927r20112009nyu b 001 0beng 2011453762 9780143120872 (pbk.) 16.00 0143120875 (pbk.) (OCoLC)727703084 DLC eng DLC BTCTA YDXCP MLN AJM pcc e-uk--- MLNM DA591.T47 C35 2011 B Campbell, John, 1947- 21756 The Iron Lady : Margaret Thatcher, from grocer's daughter to prime minister / John Campbell ; abridgement by David Freeman. New York : Penguin Books, 2011. x, 564 p. ; 22 cm. Reprint. Originally published in Great Britain by Vintage in 2009. Includes bibliographical references (p. 540-[554]) and index. The Iron Lady, the definitive Margaret Thatcher biography, is available just in time for the movie starring Meryl Streep as one of the most infamous figures in postwar politics. Whether you love her or hate her, Margaret Thatcher's impact on twentieth-century history is undeniable. From her humble, small-town upbringing to her rise to power as the United Kingdom's first female prime minister, to her dramatic fall from grace after more than three decades of service, celebrated biographer John Campbell delves into the story of this fascinating woman's life as no one has before. The result of more than nine years of meticulous research, The Iron Lady is the only balanced, unvarnished portrait of Margaret Thatcher, one of the most vital and controversial political figures of our time Thatcher, Margaret. 21757 Conservative Party (Great Britain) Biography. 21758 Prime ministers Great Britain Biography. 20450 Great Britain Politics and government 1979-1997. 21759 ddc BOOK 3009 3009 0 0 ABELJ abelj B 2016-10-26 0 B THAT 34089 2016-10-26 16.00 2016-10-26 BOOK