Francis Rawdon-Hastings Marguess of Hastings: Soldier, Peer of the Realm, Governor-General of India

by Paul David Nelson

Considering the importance of Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 1st Marquess of Hastings and 2nd Earl of Moira, it is surprising that no full-length biography has been written about him. The only significant studies of his career have been analysis of his role as governor-general of India in the early nineteenth century. Paul David Nelson's study rectifies this situation by providing a well-crafted scholarly analysis of the life of Lord Hastings. He covers...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 161147311X
• ISBN13: 9781611473117
• Release Date: April 2005
• Publisher: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
• Length: 238 Pages