Title proper from title frame. Includes bibliographical references (p. 113-120) and index.
Contents:
A congress in Vienna -- Monarchs, America, and money -- The estates meet -- The Bastille -- New constitutions -- To kill a king -- The road to terror -- The terror unfolds -- The coming of Napoleon -- The legacy of the French Revolution.
Summary:
Traces the history of the French Revolution, from 1789 to 1799, during which the French people rose up against the ruling aristocracy.
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