Historical Biography - General & Miscellaneous, France - Historical Biography, Revolutionaries - Biography, 1789 - 1815 (Revolution, First Republic & First Empire) - French History

Twelve Who Ruled

Name: Twelve Who Ruled
Author: R. R. Palmer
ISBN: 9780691051192

by R. R. Palmer

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Overview

In its fifth year (1793-1794), the French Revolution faced a multifaceted crisis that threatened to overwhelm the Republic. In response the government instituted a revolutionary dictatorship and a "reign of terror," with a Committee of Public Safety at its head. 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 new foreword by Isser Woloch explains why this book has been, and deserves to remain, an enduring classic in French revolutionary studies.

About the Author, R. R. Palmer

R. R. Palmer (1909-2002) was Professor of History Emeritus at Yale University and a guest scholar at the Institute for Advanced Study. Isser Woloch is Moore Collegiate Professor of History at Columbia University.