Words of fire, deeds of blood : the mob, the monarchy, and the French Revolution

Author(s)

• Bernier, Olivier

Bibliographic Information

Words of fire, deeds of blood : the mob, the monarchy, and the French Revolution

Olivier Bernier

Little, Brown and Company, c1989

1st ed

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This is a popular history of the French Revolution, a recounting of the monumental events that occured from Bastille Day until the Terror. In the space of these few years, the French monarchs, Louis XVI and Marie Antoinettte, sank from immense popularity to a place on the scaffold.

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Details

• NCID: BA66511580
• ISBN:
  • 0316092061
• LCCN: 88035549
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Boston
• Pages/Volumes: x, 452 p., [16] p. of plates
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : DC138
  • DC19 : 944.04
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799 -- Causes
  • LCSH : Monarchy -- France -- History -- 18th century