Richard M. Langworth CBE (born 1941- ) is a Moultonborough, New Hampshire

Moultonborough, New Hampshire

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- and Eleuthera, Bahamas

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-based author of books and magazine articles, specializing in automotive history and Winston S. Churchill

Winston Churchill

Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, was a predominantly Conservative British politician and statesman known for his leadership of the United Kingdom during the Second World War. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest wartime leaders of the century and served as Prime Minister twice...

. He was editor of The Packard Cormorant from 1975 through 2001, and is a Trustee of the Packard Motorcar Foundation (Detroit, MI). His works have won awards from the Antique Automobile Club of America, Society of Automotive Historians, Old Cars Weekly, Packard Club and Graphic Arts Association of New Hampshire.

Langworth is also author or editor of A Connoisseur's Guide to the Books of Sir Winston Churchill http://www.amazon.com/dp/1857532465 and Winston Churchill by Himself http://www.amazon.com/dp/1586486381. Langworth served as the President of The Churchill Centre

The Churchill Centre

The Churchill Centre and Churchill Museum at the Cabinet War Rooms was founded in 1968 to educate new generations on the leadership, statesmanship, vision, courage and boldness of Sir Winston Churchill. Thousands of members around the world work together to impress the record Churchill's life and...

 in Washington, DC (1988-99) and has been Chairman of the Centre's Board of Trustees since 2000. He has been editor of the Churchill journal Finest Hour http://www.winstonchurchill.org from 1982 to date. In 1998 he was created a Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire

Order of the British Empire

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 (CBE) by HM The Queen for his services to Anglo-American understanding.

Works

The following titles are listed by the Gale Literary Database and represent a partial listing (not counting magazine and journal contributions) of Langworth's major works to date:

• (Editor) The World of Cars, Dutton, 1971.
• (Co-author with Beverly Rae Kimes) Oldsmobile: The First 75 Years, Automobile Quarterly, 1972.
• Fifty Years of Triumph, Automobile Quarterly, 1973.
• Kaiser-Frazer: Last Onslaught on Detroit, Dutton, 1975.
• Chrysler & Imperial: The Postwar Years, Motorbooks, 1976.
• Hudson: The Postwar Years, Motorbooks, 1977.
• Studebaker: The Postwar Years, Motorbooks, 1978.
• (Co-author with Graham Robson) Triumph Cars, a History, Motor Racing Publishers, 1978, rep. 1998.
• (Publisher) Pat Chappell, The Hot One: Chevrolet 1955-57, Dragonwyck Publishing (NH), 1978.
• The Thunderbird Story: Personal Luxury, Motorbooks International (Osceola, WI), 1980.
• Tiger, Alpine, Rapier: Sporting Cars From the Rootes Group, Osprey (London, England), 1982.
• Porsche, a Tradition of Greatness (Consumer Guide/Beekman (New York), 1983.
• The Studebaker Century: A National Heritage, (With Asa E. Hall), Dragonwyck Publishing (NH), 1983.
• Chevrolet 1911-1985, (With Jan P. Norbye), Consumer Guide/Beekman (New York), 1984.
• Encyclopedia of American Cars, 1930-1980, Consumer Guide/Beekman (New York), 1984.
• Mercedes-Benz: The First Hundred Years, Consumer Guide/Beekman (New York), 1984.
• The Mustangs, 1964-1973: A Collector's Guide, Motor Racing Publications (London, England), 1984.
• History of Chrysler Corporation, 1924-1985, (With Jan Norbye) Beekman (New York), 1985.
• History of General Motors 1908-1986, (With Jan Norbye) Publications Intl. (Skokie, IL), 1986.
• Illustrated Cadillac Buyer's Guide, Motorbooks International (Osceola, WI), 1986.
• The Complete Book of Corvette, Consumer Guide/Beekman (New York), 1987.
• Illustrated Oldsmobile Buyer's Guide, Motorbooks International (Osceola, WI), 1987.
• Complete Book of Collectible Cars, (With Graham Robson) Publications Intl. (Skokie, IL), 1987.
• The Great American Convertible, Consumer Guide/Beekman (New York), 1988.
• Illustrated Buick Buyer's Guide, Motorbooks International (Osceola, WI), 1988.
• Great American Automobiles of the 50s, Consumer Guide/Beekman (New York), 1989.
• Illustrated Packard Buyer's Guide, Motorbooks International (Osceola, WI), 1991.
• (Publisher) Winston S. Churchill, India, First American Edition, Dragonwyck Publishing (NH), 1991.
• Illustrated Studebaker Buyer's Guide, Motorbooks International (Osceola, WI), 1991.
• Chrysler & Imperial: The Classic Postwar Years, Motorbooks International (Osceola, WI), 1993.
• Hudson, 1946-1957, Motorbooks International (Osceola, WI), 1993.
• Studebaker, 1946-1966, Motorbooks International (Osceola, WI), 1993.
• Complete Book of Collectible Cars: Revised & Extended, Publications Intl. (Lincolnwood, IL), 1994.
• Illustrated Dodge Buyer's Guide, Motorbooks International (Osceola, WI), 1995.
• Great Cars of the 20th Century, (With Arch Brown, Publications Intl. (Lincolnwood, IL), 1998.
• Connoisseur's Guide to the Books of Sir Winston Churchill, Brasseys (London, England), 1998, 2001.
• (Editor) Winston Churchill by Himself, Ebury Press (London, England), Public Affairs (New York) 2008
• General Motors: 100 Years, Publications Intl. (Lincolnwood, IL), 2008
• (Editor) The Definitive Wit of Winston Churchill, Ebury Press (London, England), Public Affairs (New York), 2009

Sources

• Biography and Genealogy Master Index 1980- 2006. Thomson Gale & Associates.

Farmington Hills, Michigan.

• Gale Literary Databases, Thomas Gale & Associates, Farmington Hills, Michigan

• The author.

External links

• richardlangworth.com - Personal web site with essays on Winston Churchill
  Winston Churchill
  Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, was a predominantly Conservative British politician and statesman known for his leadership of the United Kingdom during the Second World War. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest wartime leaders of the century and served as Prime Minister twice...
  
  , classic automobiles and travel.
• The Churchill Centre
  The Churchill Centre
  The Churchill Centre and Churchill Museum at the Cabinet War Rooms was founded in 1968 to educate new generations on the leadership, statesmanship, vision, courage and boldness of Sir Winston Churchill. Thousands of members around the world work together to impress the record Churchill's life and...
  
  
• Interview on The Dream at the Pritzker Military Library
  Pritzker Military Library
  The Pritzker Military Library is a research library for the study of military history in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded in 2003 by COL James N. Pritzker, IL ARNG to be a non-partisan institution for the study of "the citizen soldier as an essential element for the preservation of...