Prendergast, Christopher

Fourteenth of July: And the Taking of the Bastille

Profile Books, 2008. First Edition. Hardcover. Item #410530
ISBN: 1861979398

First edition (first printing). A near fine copy in a near fine dust jacket.

Using contemporary accounts, often by eyewitnesses, Prendergast describes the Bastille prison, its reputation as France's most feared place of incarceration; its storming by the armed populace, and the momentous aftermath...And then richly and fascinatingly he shows how the celebration of this extraordinary day, truly one of those which have shaped the world, became part of the fabric of national life.

Price: $10.00