1789 : the threshold of the modern age
Andress, David, 1969-2010
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In 1789 the world stood at the threshold of the modern age. From 'mad' King George III to J.J. Rousseau and Thomas Paine, from Pitt the Younger to Robespierre, David Andress illuminates a world on the brink through the men who held its future in their hands.
Main title:
1789 : the threshold of the modern age / David Andress.
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Imprint:
London : Abacus, 2010.
Collation:
438 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (chiefly col.), maps, ports. (chiefly col.) ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: London: Little, Brown, 2008.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780349119588 (pbk)
Dewey class:
909.7A909.7AND
Language:
English
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BRN:
285085