The French Revolution (Turning Points in World History) [Paperback]

Don Nardo (Editor)

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From School Library Journal

Gr 10 Up-After a historical summary, 19 essays are presented in four sections, covering causes, significant events, social and cultural aspects, and the impact and legacy of the Revolution. An appendix contains excerpts from 26 original documents relevant to the topic, plus a chronology and bibliography. The book is thorough and thought-provoking, if somewhat dry. It will be most useful for students who are required to analyze and discuss particular aspects of this period. For a more in-depth historical narrative, use Steven Otfinoski's Triumph & Terror (Facts on File, 1993).-Ann W. Moore, Schenectady County Public Library, NY

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Product Details

• Paperback: 222 pages
• Publisher: Greenhaven Press (September 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1565109333
• ISBN-13: 978-1565109339
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,397,413 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Don Nardo is a historian and award-winning writer who specializes in the ancient world, especially the civilizations of Greece and Rome. He began as a actor and worked with the National Shakespeare Company before turning to writing screenplays and teleplays and, soon afterward, devoting much of his time to historical research and writing. In the past two decades, he has published nearly two hundred volumes on diverse historical topics. And having earned numerous favorable reviews, he is widely recognized as the country's leading writer of historical works for young adults. He is also versed in various other subjects and as a result is frequently asked by publishers to write books on a number of scientific and literary topics.

Mr. Nardo also composes and arranges orchestral music, having started composing in his early teens. Over the years he has turned out more than eighty musical works, including 2 symphonies, 4 string quartets, several concertos, a film score, incidental music for stage productions, and several commissions, the most recent a double concerto for violin and Portuguese guitar written for two noted musicians. He is also the resident composer and arranger for the Amadis Orchestra, based in Connecticut. For more information, see his official web site at www.nardopublishing.com and his more extensive biography at Wikipedia.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Superior General Overview of the Revolution, February 27, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: The French Revolution (Turning Points in World History) (Hardcover)

The editor has managed to compile an extremely thoughtful and useful cross-section of material about the Revolution, including a number of fascinating primary source documents (located in the back of the volume). The history of the Revolution is thoroughly covered, but the book presents many other aspects of the topic, including cultural and philosophical ones. I have many books about the Revolution in my personal library and this is definitely one of the better ones.