Robespierre: The Madman with a Guillotine

By in60Learning

Smarter in sixty minutes.Get smarter in just 60 minutes with in60Learning. Concise and elegantly written non-fiction books and audiobooks help you learn the core subject matter in 20% of the time that it takes to read a typical book. Life is short, so explore a multitude of fascinating historical, biographical, scientific, political, and financial topics in only an hour each.Robespierre was a poor, well-educated activist and politician who would seize power during the French Revolution. And yet, today he is not remembered for his work on universal male voting rights, price controls for basic food needs, and abolishing slavery in the French Colonies, but for his Reign of Terror. How did an intelligent man driven by morals of freedom and justice end up executing thousands in a mad grab to maintain power? Follow his fascinating descent from the Hero of the Republic to its true enemy.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1095416065
• ISBN13: 9781095416068
• Release Date: April 2019
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 0.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"