| Description |
128 pages : illustrations, maps ; 19 cm. |
| Series |
Wicked history |
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Wicked history.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 125) and index. |
| Contents |
World of Maximilien Robespierre -- Wicked web -- Tale of two countries -- Small-town boy -- Country divided -- Growing up -- Power to the people -- France falling -- Let the revolution begin -- Off with his head! -- Citizen Robespierre -- No bread, no king -- Man of the people -- Flight from Paris -- Monarchy falls -- September massacres -- King is dead -- Fall of a king -- Terror begins -- Queen's last days -- End of a friend -- Final bloodbath -- Live by the mob, die by the mob -- Wicked? -- Timeline of terror -- Glossary -- Find out more -- Index -- Author's note and bibliography. |
| Summary |
A biography of the controversial leader of the French Revolution who, in the name of democracy, supported the Reign of Terror which sent thousands of people to the guillotine. |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader AR MG+ 5.6 2.0 121285. |
| Subject |
Robespierre, Maximilien, 1758-1794 -- Juvenile literature.
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Revolutionaries -- France -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799 -- Juvenile literature.
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France -- History -- Reign of Terror, 1793-1794 -- Juvenile literature.
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Robespierre, Maximilien, 1758-1794.
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Revolutionaries -- France.
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France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799.
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France -- History -- Reign of Terror, 1793-1794.
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| ISBN |
0531185540 library binding |
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9780531185544 library binding |
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9780531205037 paperback |
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0531205037 paperback |
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