When The King Took Flight

Author : Timothy Tackett
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2004-10-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9780674044203

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When the King Took Flight by Timothy Tackett Pdf

On a June night in 1791, King Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette fled Paris in disguise, hoping to escape the mounting turmoil of the French Revolution. They were arrested by a small group of citizens a few miles from the Belgian border and forced to return to Paris. Two years later they would both die at the guillotine. It is this extraordinary story, and the events leading up to and away from it, that Tackett recounts in gripping novelistic style. The king's flight opens a window to the whole of French society during the Revolution. Each dramatic chapter spotlights a different segment of the population, from the king and queen as they plotted and executed their flight, to the people of Varennes who apprehended the royal family, to the radicals of Paris who urged an end to monarchy, to the leaders of the National Assembly struggling to control a spiraling crisis, to the ordinary citizens stunned by their king's desertion. Tackett shows how Louis's flight reshaped popular attitudes toward kingship, intensified fears of invasion and conspiracy, and helped pave the way for the Reign of Terror. Tackett brings to life an array of unique characters as they struggle to confront the monumental transformations set in motion in 1789. In so doing, he offers an important new interpretation of the Revolution. By emphasizing the unpredictable and contingent character of this story, he underscores the power of a single event to change irrevocably the course of the French Revolution, and consequently the history of the world.

Author : Timothy Tackett
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2014-07-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9781400864317

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Becoming a Revolutionary by Timothy Tackett Pdf

Here Timothy Tackett tests some of the diverse explanations of the origins of the French Revolution by examining the psychological itineraries of the individuals who launched it--the deputies of the Estates General and the National Assembly. Based on a wide variety of sources, notably the letters and diaries of over a hundred deputies, the book assesses their collective biographies and their cultural and political experience before and after 1789. In the face of the current "revisionist" orthodoxy, it argues that members of the Third Estate differed dramatically from the Nobility in wealth, status, and culture. Virtually all deputies were familiar with some elements of the Enlightenment, yet little evidence can be found before the Revolution of a coherent oppositional "ideology" or "discourse." Far from the inexperienced ideologues depicted by the revisionists, the Third Estate deputies emerge as practical men, more attracted to law, history, and science than to abstract philosophy. Insofar as they received advance instruction in the possibility of extensive reform, it came less from reading books than from involvement in municipal and regional politics and from the actions and decrees of the monarchy itself. Before their arrival in Versailles, few deputies envisioned changes that could be construed as "Revolutionary." Such new ideas emerged primarily in the process of the Assembly itself and continued to develop, in many cases, throughout the first year of the Revolution. Originally published in 1996. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Author : Timothy Tackett
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2015-02-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9780674425187

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The Coming of the Terror in the French Revolution by Timothy Tackett Pdf

How did the French Revolution’s ideals of liberty, equality, and fraternity descend into violence and terror? Timothy Tackett offers a new interpretation of this turning point in world history. Penetrating the mentality of Revolutionary elites on the eve of the Terror, he reveals how suspicion and mistrust escalated and helped propel their actions.

Author : Patrice L. R. Higonnet
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : History
ISBN : 0674470613

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Goodness Beyond Virtue by Patrice L. R. Higonnet Pdf

Who were the Jacobins and what are Jacobinism's implications for today? In a book based on national and local studies--on Marseilles, Nîmes, Lyons, and Paris--one of the leading scholars of the Revolution reconceptualizes Jacobin politics and philosophy and rescues them from recent postmodernist condescension. Patrice Higonnet documents and analyzes the radical thought and actions of leading Jacobins and their followers. He shows Jacobinism's variety and flexibility, as it emerged in the lived practices of exceptional and ordinary people in varied historical situations. He demonstrates that these proponents of individuality and individual freedom were also members of dense social networks who were driven by an overriding sense of the public good. By considering the most retrograde and the most admirable features of Jacobinism, Higonnet balances revisionist interest in ideology with a social historical emphasis on institutional change. In these pages the Terror becomes a singular tragedy rather than the whole of Jacobinism, which retains value today as an influential variety of modern politics. Higonnet argues that with the recent collapse of socialism and the general political malaise in Western democracies, Jacobinism has regained stature as a model for contemporary democrats, as well as a sober lesson on the limits of radical social legislation.

Author : Karyn Parsons
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : African American women air pilots
ISBN : 0316457191

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Flying Free by Karyn Parsons Pdf

"The story of Bessie Coleman, the first African American woman to earn her pilot's license"--

Author : Edmund Burke
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1814
Category : Electronic
ISBN : RUTGERS:39030037344795

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Reflections on the Revolution in France by Edmund Burke Pdf

Author : Timothy Tackett
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780197557389

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The Glory and the Sorrow by Timothy Tackett Pdf

Arrival in Paris -- Life in Paris before the Revolution -- Making a Living -- Understanding the World -- The World Changes -- Days of Glory -- Rumor and Revolution -- Becoming a Radical -- Days of Sorrow.

Author : Merrick Rosenberg,Daniel Silvert
Publisher : FT Press
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2012-11-04
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780133121360

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Taking Flight! by Merrick Rosenberg,Daniel Silvert Pdf

Use DISC to discover profound hidden patterns of human behavioral style, gain deeper self-awareness, maximize your personal strengths, and influence others more powerfully than ever before! Taking Flight illuminates the proven DISC four-style model of human behavior, and shows how to use it to become a far more effective leader, salesperson, or teacher; revitalize your career; build deeper personal relationships; fully leverage your natural gifts, and empower everyone around you. Drawing on their immense experience coaching executives and training world-class organizations, Merrick Rosenberg and Daniel Silvert introduce DISC through a fable that's quick, fun, and easy-to-understand. You'll discover why you "click" with some people and "clank" with others, and what really drives your decisions and actions. You'll learn exactly how to identify others' behavioral styles and choose the best ways to interact with them. You'll walk through creating a personal action plan for improvement -- and then systematically making the most of your strengths, working around your weaknesses, and supercharging your personal performance! If you're already familiar with DISC, this book will help you use it more effectively than ever before. If you're new to DISC, it will change your life -- just as it has for thousands before you!

Author : Peter McPhee
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2016-05-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9780300219500

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Liberty or Death by Peter McPhee Pdf

A strinking account of the impact of the French Revolution in Paris, across the French countryside, and around the globe The French Revolution has fascinated, perplexed, and inspired for more than two centuries. It was a seismic event that radically transformed France and launched shock waves across the world. In this provocative new history, Peter McPhee draws on a lifetime’s study of eighteenth-century France and Europe to create an entirely fresh account of the world’s first great modern revolution—its origins, drama, complexity, and significance. Was the Revolution a major turning point in French—even world—history, or was it instead a protracted period of violent upheaval and warfare that wrecked millions of lives? McPhee evaluates the Revolution within a genuinely global context: Europe, the Atlantic region, and even farther. He acknowledges the key revolutionary events that unfolded in Paris, yet also uncovers the varying experiences of French citizens outside the gates of the city: the provincial men and women whose daily lives were altered—or not—by developments in the capital. Enhanced with evocative stories of those who struggled to cope in unpredictable times, McPhee’s deeply researched book investigates the changing personal, social, and cultural world of the eighteenth century. His startling conclusions redefine and illuminate both the experience and the legacy of France’s transformative age of revolution. “McPhee…skillfully and with consummate clarity recounts one of the most complex events in modern history…. [This] extraordinary work is destined to be the standard account of the French Revolution for years to come.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)

Author : Jeremy D. Popkin
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 155 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2016-07-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781315508924

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A Short History of the French Revolution (Subscription) by Jeremy D. Popkin Pdf

This book attempts to introduce students to the major events that make up the story of the French Revolution and to the different ways in which historians have interpreted them. It covers the relationship between France and the United States.

Author : Suzanne LeVert
Publisher : LernerClassroom
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1994-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1562947265

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Hillary Rodham Clinton, First Lady by Suzanne LeVert Pdf

Focuses on the first lady's activities and accomplishments as an achiever and a person who has used her success to help people and to fight for the rights of others

Author : Ishmael Reed
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2013-01-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781453287989

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Flight to Canada by Ishmael Reed Pdf

DIVIshmael Reed’s parody of slave narratives—the classical literature of the African American tradition—which redefined the neo-slave genre and launched a lucrative academic industry/divDIV Some parodies are as necessary as the books they answer. Such is the case with Flight to Canada, Ishmael Reed’s scathing, offbeat response to conventional anti-slavery novels such as Uncle Tom’s Cabin. Though Flight to Canada has been classified by some as a “post race” novel, the villains and the heroes are clear./divDIV /divDIVThree slaves are on the run from the Swille plantation. Among them, the most hotly pursued is Raven Quickskill, a poet who seeks freedom in Canada, and ultimately hopes to return and liberate others. But this particular Civil War–era landscape is littered with modern elements, from Xerox copiers to airplanes, and freely reimagines historic figures as sacred as Abraham Lincoln. A comedy flashing with insight, Flight to Canada poses serious questions about history and the complex ways that race relations in America are shaped by the past. /divDIV /divDIVThis ebook features an illustrated biography of Ishmael Reed including rare images of the author./div

Author : Gabrielle Gagne-Cyr
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 510 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2021-06-21
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1777652006

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A Flight in the Heavens by Gabrielle Gagne-Cyr Pdf

A Flight in the Heavens is the first novel in an epic two tomes fantasy series from author, Gabrielle Gagne-Cyr. "I see you my little moppets." The king is dead, long live his murderer. After fifteen years of passive torment, Farrah and her implacable group of renegades endeavour to alter their fates by attempting to assassinate the man who stole everything from them, Daemon Daromas. Alas, he who wields the theurgy of the gods has no rivals in the lands of Iscar but those foolish enough to challenge their wrath. When confronted by this ancient and destructive force, the renegades have no choice but to flee the capital and embark on the airship of Iscar's most notorious sky corsair Captain Feras Sadahl, daughter of the late pirate sovereign. Their meeting with the corsair, however, might not have been as welcome as they would have hoped. As Farrah and her allies set out on a journey to find the means to challenge their oppressor, they soon discover that the price of power is steep and the road to get one's hands on it, perilous.

Author : Tamara Goranson
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2022-06-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780008455729

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The Flight of Anja (The Vinland Viking Saga, Book 2) by Tamara Goranson Pdf

‘Once again, Goranson channels the epics of the past to take the reader on a journey filled with adventure, danger, and forbidden love ... I would highly recommend this book to fans of historical fiction, Viking tales, and mythology!’ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ reader review

Author : Emilie Carles,Robert Destanque
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0813516412

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A Life of Her Own by Emilie Carles,Robert Destanque Pdf

A French woman reflects on the roles she played in the changing 20th-century.