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Author:

Blanchard, Jean-Vincent, 1967-

Title:

Éminence : Cardinal Richelieu and the rise of France / Jean-Vincent Blanchard.

Edition:

1st U.S. ed.

Publisher:

Walker & Co.,

Copyright Date:

2011

Description:

vi, 309 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), map ; 25cm.

Subject:

Richelieu, Armand Jean du Plessis,--duc de,--1585-1642.
Cardinals--France--Biography.
Statesmen--France--Biography.
France--History--Louis XIII, 1610-1643.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [277]-296) and index.

Contents:

I: The rise -- Toward a coup d'etat (1617) -- Wars of a mother and a son (1617-1620) -- Jupiter's favor (1621-1624) -- II: The testing -- Angel or demon? (1624-1626) -- Wonder by the sea (1627-1628) -- Great storm (1629-1930) -- III: The passion -- Restless dragon (1631-1634) -- War (1635-1637) -- Turning points (1638-1640) -- The final scene (1641-1642) -- Conclusion.

Summary:

Captures the rise to power of a seminal figure who was instrumental in creating France as we know it.

ISBN:

0802717047
9780802717047

OCLC:

(OCoLC)701806397

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)

PNAX964 -- Northeast Iowa Community College Library - Calmar (Calmar)

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

XXPH787 -- Council Bluffs Public Library (Council Bluffs)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

LAPH975 -- Sioux City Public Library (Sioux City)

SFPH074 -- Waterloo Public Library (Waterloo)