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The Fourteenth of July: And the Taking of the Bastille

Christopher Prendergast

3.3/5 ( ratings)

Using contemporary accounts, often by eyewitnesses, Prendergast describes the Bastille prison, its reputation as France's most feared place of incarceration; its storming by the armed populace, and the momentous aftermath...And then richly and fascinatingly he shows how the celebration of this extraordinary day, truly one of those which have shaped the world, became part of the fabric of national life.

Language: English

Pages: 224

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Profile Books

Release: July 10, 2008

ISBN: 1861979398

ISBN 13: 9781861979391

The Fourteenth of July: And the Taking of the Bastille

Christopher Prendergast

3.3/5 ( ratings)

Using contemporary accounts, often by eyewitnesses, Prendergast describes the Bastille prison, its reputation as France's most feared place of incarceration; its storming by the armed populace, and the momentous aftermath...And then richly and fascinatingly he shows how the celebration of this extraordinary day, truly one of those which have shaped the world, became part of the fabric of national life.

Language: English

Pages: 224

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Profile Books

Release: July 10, 2008

ISBN: 1861979398

ISBN 13: 9781861979391

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