Fatal Purity

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Fatal Purity
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Publisher : Macmillan
Total Pages : 452
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ISBN-10 : 0805082611
ISBN-13 : 9780805082616
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Book Synopsis Fatal Purity by : Ruth Scurr

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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