Fatal Purity

Author	: Ruth Scurr
Publisher	: Macmillan
Total Pages	: 452
Release	: 2007-04-17
ISBN-13	: 0805082611
ISBN-10	: 9780805082616
Rating	: 4/5 (16 Downloads)

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Download or read book Fatal Purity written by Ruth Scurr and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2007-04-17 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Against the dramatic backdrop of the French Revolution, historian Scurr tracks Robespierre's evolution from lawyer to revolutionary leader. This is a fascinating portrait of a man who identified with the Revolution to the point of madness, and in so doing changed the course of history.

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