Amazing Grace: The Great Days of Dukes (Sutton History Paperbacks) (original 1975; edition 2003)

by E. S. Turner (Author)

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Amazing Grace surveys the dukes of Great Britain in their prime, chiefly in the 18th and 19th centuries. The author provides an anecdote-packed study of godhead, eccentricity, noblesse oblige, self-indulgence and landlordism.

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Title:	Amazing Grace: The Great Days of Dukes (Sutton History Paperbacks)
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This is a gossipy, anecdotal look at some of the men who bore this exalted title. There are many humorous episodes. (

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Amazing Grace surveys the dukes of Great Britain in their prime, chiefly in the 18th and 19th centuries. The author provides an anecdote-packed study of godhead, eccentricity, noblesse oblige, self-indulgence and landlordism.

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