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June 01, 2004

William Manchester, 1922-2004

by Ron Hogan

William Manchester, whose multi-volume biography of Winston Churchill is almost as legendary as its subject, died today at the age of 82. Less than two weeks ago, Manchester had approved Paul Reid to complete the third and final volume. Read an excerpt from The Last Lion: Alone, the middle volume, published back in 1988.

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