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Notes and Remembrances, 1871-1872
Ludovic Halevy -
Translated by
Roger L. Williams
This is an eyewitness account of the brutal ending of the civil war in France in 1871; the military destruction of the Commune of Paris by the national government in Versailles; and the subsequent legal judgments rendered against the insurgents. Ludovic Halévy, better known as a librettist and novelist, was not only a gifted writer, but a practical note taker who carried a notebook and pencils everywhere he walked. He recorded the sights, sounds, and smells of those days, as perhaps only a man of the theater would have, providing a readable account not likely to be encountered in conventional histories. The special horror of civil war, and the irrational behavior of the crowd under such circumstances, has never been better portrayed. This is a book that will delight readers of popular history as well as students seeking the inside story.
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Author
Author
University Press Copublishing Division / University of Delaware Press
Pages: 141 Trim: 6¾ x 9½
978-1-61149-141-8 • Hardback • October 2009 •
$99.00
• (£76.00)
Subjects:
History / Reference
,
History / Europe / General
,
History / Europe / France
,
History / Revolutionary
,
History / World
Roger L. Williams
is retired from the University of Wyoming.
Notes and Remembrances, 1871-1872
Hardback
$99.00
Summary
Summary
This is an eyewitness account of the brutal ending of the civil war in France in 1871; the military destruction of the Commune of Paris by the national government in Versailles; and the subsequent legal judgments rendered against the insurgents. Ludovic Halévy, better known as a librettist and novelist, was not only a gifted writer, but a practical note taker who carried a notebook and pencils everywhere he walked. He recorded the sights, sounds, and smells of those days, as perhaps only a man of the theater would have, providing a readable account not likely to be encountered in conventional histories. The special horror of civil war, and the irrational behavior of the crowd under such circumstances, has never been better portrayed. This is a book that will delight readers of popular history as well as students seeking the inside story.
Details
Details
University Press Copublishing Division / University of Delaware Press
Pages: 141 Trim: 6¾ x 9½
978-1-61149-141-8 • Hardback • October 2009 •
$99.00
• (£76.00)
Subjects:
History / Reference
,
History / Europe / General
,
History / Europe / France
,
History / Revolutionary
,
History / World
Author
Author
Roger L. Williams
is retired from the University of Wyoming.
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