Summary
Charles Dickens famously called the era of the French Revolution the best and worst of times. For 10 years, from 1789 to 1799, France struggled to inaugurate a new European order based on the principles of liberty, equality, and fraternity. In the process, men wrote constitutions, women marched for bread, politicians condemned innocent people to death, and a little Corsican general named Napoleon Bonaparte came to dominate the continent.
Illustrated with full-color and black-and-white photographs, and accompanied by a chronology, bibliography, and further resources, The French Revolution and the Rise of Napoleon, Updated Edition provides a clear and comprehensive account of this remarkable period of European history. Historical spotlights and excerpts from primary source documents are also included.
About the Author(s)
JOHN C. DAVENPORT holds a Ph.D. from the University of Connecticut and is the author of several world histories and historical biographies. Davenport currently teaches at Corte Madera School in Portola Valley, California, and lives in San Carlos, California, with his family.