John Major the Autobiography Author:John Major ISBN 0001056093. The candid account of John Major's childhood, rise and fall. Following a meteoric rise through Parliament--Foreign Secretary, Chancellor of the Exchequer, and, following a shrewd campaign when Thatcher fell, Prime Minster--he went on to win a remarkable victory in the General Election of 1992. He brought down inflation, ushered ... more »in a solid economic recovery and made the most decisive steps for a generation towards peace in Northern Ireland, yet within months of the 1992 election his Government was in troubled waters.« less