HISTORY OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION VOLUME 2 — LOUIS BLANC

HISTORY OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION — VOLUME 2

The Revolution is underway. The Estates-General have transformed into the National Assembly, the Bastille has fallen, and France is entering a new era whose full impact no one can yet measure. Louis Blanc, a committed witness and rigorous historian, immerses us in the most decisive moments of this epic that would reshape Europe.

This second volume recounts the major revolutionary events: the Assembly debates, the fall of the monarchy, and the striking portraits of Robespierre, Danton, and Marat. A deep and nuanced analysis, written by a man who believed in the transformative power of the Revolution.

WHAT YOU WILL DISCOVER

• The major debates of the National Constituent Assembly
• The fall of the monarchy and the proclamation of the Republic
• Portraits of Robespierre, Danton, Marat, and the great revolutionary figures
• The social and political transformations of France in 1789
• Louis Blanc's unique socialist perspective on class issues

COMPLETE COLLECTION

• Volume 1 — Volume 3 — Volume 4 — Volume 5 — Volume 6 — Volume 7 — Volume 8 — Volume 9

Available in print-on-demand, ePub, and PDF. Free delivery in France.