William Pitt, Earl of Chatham, 1708-1778: A Bibliography

William Pitt the Elder was a complex, controversial and ambiguous statesman; an enigma to contemporaries and historians alike. Although acclaimed in his own lifetime as a great war leader, recent revisionist scholarship has suggested that his contribution to British success has been exaggerated. This annotated bibliography provides a guide to this complex statesman. The work begins with a short biography of Pitt and a chronology of his life, and then provides an extensive coverage of both primary and secondary sources. Chapters include a survey of manuscript sources, coverage of newspaper articles, historiographical materials , and a compendium of historical and biographical works on Pitt, his achievements and his place in history.