The Path to Power

The extraordinary account of Margaret Thatcher-s life up to her dramatic election as the first woman Prime Minister of England in 1979.Margaret Thatcher was the towering figure of late-twentieth-century British politics. This is the story of her remarkable life in her own words.In this second volume of her memoirs, following -The Downing Street Years-, she writes candidly about the experiences that propelled her to the very top in a man''s world. Beginning with her upbringing in Grantham, she goes on to describe her Oxford years, marriage to Denis, and entry into Parliament at a time when there were no more than a handful of women MPs. Rising through the ranks to Education Secretary and then Leader of the Opposition, she led the Conservative Party to a historic victory in the 1979 general election, becoming Britain''s first female prime minister.Margaret Thatcher''s compelling account stands as a powerful testament to her influential legacy.Although -The Path to Power- is not available