The History Of The French Revolution (Volume Iv)

By Adolphe Thiers and Frederic Shoberl

Book Overview

Few moments have redrawn Europe so violently as 1789. In Volume IV of M. A. Thiers's landmark account, ideals collide with power, fear, and necessity. Power changes hands in Paris. Written with the sweep of a narrative political history and the precision of a statesman-historian, this classic French history volume follows revolutionary France politics as the old order fractures: the fall of French monarchy, the hardening of factions, and the pressures that lead into a reign of terror history. Thiers keeps the human scale in view while tracing decisions, assemblies, and street currents across 18th century France, from the Paris revolutionary era outward to a continent watching, reacting, and calculating. Long valued as a French Revolution research reference and a staple European history course text, Thiers's multi-volume history collection remains essential for understanding how revolution becomes regime, and how those upheavals set the stage for the Napoleonic era background that follows. Its nineteenth-century viewpoint helped frame how later readers imagined the Revolution, combining documentary care with momentum. The result is history felt in real time, where each decree, rumour, and alliance shifts the nation again. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. Complete the shelf with the complete Thiers revolution set, or begin here for a richly paced classic that rewards both the curious general reader and the dedicated collector of definitive histories.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9354507522
• ISBN13: 9789354507526
• Release Date: April 2021
• Publisher: Alpha Edition
• Length: 542 Pages
• Weight: 1.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"