Fatal Purity
Author | : Ruth Scurr |
Publisher | : Macmillan |
Total Pages | : 452 |
Release | : 2007-04-17 |
ISBN-10 | : 0805082611 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780805082616 |
Rating | : 4/5 (616 Downloads) |
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.