Napoleon and the Revolution

By David P. Jordan

Subjects: HISTORY / Revolutionary, Emperors, France, history, revolution, 1789-1799, France, history, restoration, 1814-1830, France, biography, Histoire, France, politics and government, 1789-1870, Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.), HISTORY / Modern / 18th Century, HISTORY / Europe / France, Napoleon i, emperor of the french, 1769-1821, History, France, history, consulate and first empire, 1799-1815, Influence

Description: "This new study of Napoleon emphasizes his ties to the French Revolution, his embodiment of its militancy, and his rescue of its legacies. Jordan's work illuminates all aspects of his fabulous career, his views of the Revolution and history, the artists who created and embellished his image, and much of his talk about himself and his achievements"--