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Napoleon
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Robert Burleigh |
A brief introductory biography of Napoleon. |
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Saint Joan of Arc
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Vita Sackville-West |
Historical research about the life of Saint Joan Of Arc |
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Memoirs of Duc De Saint-Simon 1715-1723
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Lucy Norton (Editor & Translator) |
Abridged translation of memoirs in 3 volumes |
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Against Marriage
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Duchesse de Montpensier, Anne-Marie-Louise d'Orleans |
In seventeenth-century France, aristocratic women were valued by their families as commodities to be married off in exchange for money, social advantage, or military alliance. Once married, they beca… |
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A woman's life in the court of the Sun King
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Orléans, Charlotte-Elisabeth duchesse d' |
lx, 287 p. ; 26 cm |
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Vauban and the French military under Louis XIV
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Jean-Denis Lepage |
"Vauban built a formidable ring of fortresses to protect France's national frontiers and was also a gifted economist, author, and political strategist. Covers his exceptional career (within the backg… |
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John Tyler
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Steven Otfinoski |
"Provides comprehensive information on President John Tyler and places him within his historical and cultural context. Also explored are the formative events of his times and how he responded"--Provi… |
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Marie Antoinette
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Liz Hockinson |
An introduction to the 18th century French queen, Marie Antoinette, whose extravagance incited a revolution. |
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How to be French
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Patrick Weil |
How to Be French is a magisterial history of French nationality law from 1789 to the present, written by Patrick Weil, one of France's foremost historians. First published in France in 2002, it is fi… |
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France
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Henry Pluckrose |
A simple introduction to the people, landscapes, cities, festivals, industries, recreational activities, and interesting sites of the largest country in western Europe. |
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Spotlight on France
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Bobbie Kalman |
This introduction to France provides information about the country's history, geography, cities and regions, people, government, plants and animals, and culture. |
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1,000 years of annoying the French
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Stephen Clarke |
Was the Battle of Hastings a French victory? Non! William the Conqueror was Norman and hated the French. Were the Brits really responsible for the death of Joan of Arc? Non! The French sentenced her … |
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Joan of Arc
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Philip Wilkinson |
A biography of the young French woman who, inspired by visions from God, led the French army against English invaders, was burned at the stake as a heretic, and eventually was declared a saint. Sugge… |
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A Distant Mirror
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Barbara Wertheim Tuchman |
Amazon.com Review
In this sweeping historical narrative, Barbara Tuchman writes of the cataclysmic 14th century, when the energies of medieval Europe were devoted to fighting internecine wars and … |
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Soldiers of the night
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David Schoenbrun |
An account of the underground Resistance movement in France during World War II, which gathered intelligence information and conducted acts of sabotage against the Nazi invaders. |
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A day with a noblewoman
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Régine Pernoud |
Describes a typical day in the life of Lady Blanche of Champagne, a medieval noblewoman, followed by a fictional story based on the facts presented. |
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Meet Matisse
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Nelly Munthe |
An introduction to the cut-outs of Henri Matisse, who concentrated on this technique of artistic expression in his final years. Instructions are included for several of Matisse's artistic techniques. |
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Catherine de Medici
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Barbara A. Somervill |
A biography profiling the life of Catherine de Medici. Includes source notes and timeline. |
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Joan of Arc and Her Marching Orders
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Phil Robins |
Everybody knows that Joan of Arc - Saint Joan - led the French army into battle and met a fiery end. This book lets readers find out the facts, including how Joan had to prove that she wasn't a witch… |
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The dynastic state and the army under Louis XIV
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Guy Rowlands |
The 'personal rule' of Louis XIV witnessed a massive increase in the size of the French army and an apparent improvement in the quality of its officers, its men and the War Ministry. However, this is… |
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