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Twelve Who Ruled

By: R. R. Palmer, Isser Woloch - foreword
Narrated by: David Stifel
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The Reign of Terror continues to fascinate scholars as one of the bloodiest periods in French history, when the Committee of Public Safety strove to defend the first Republic from its many enemies, creating a climate of fear and suspicion in revolutionary France. 

R. R. Palmer's fascinating narrative follows the Committee's deputies individually and collectively, recounting and assessing their tumultuous struggles in Paris and their repressive missions in the provinces. 

A foreword by Isser Woloch explains why this book remains an enduring classic in French revolutionary studies.
©1941 Princeton University Press; Foreword to the Princeton Classic Edition copyright 2005 by Princeton University Press (P)2020 Tantor
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A fascinating portrayal of the reign of terror

An incredible book revealing intricate detail about the terror and its architects. It helps to already have some knowledge of this period of history though. The only issue was that the narration was very slow.

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