Dancing to the Precipice: The Life of Lucie de la Tour Du Pin, Eyewitness to an Era
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Book Overview "[A] remarkable biography....Moorehead deftly wields periods detail...to tell the story of a captivating woman who kept her sense of self...
"[A] remarkable biography....Moorehead deftly wields periods detail...to tell the story of a captivating woman who kept her sense of self amid the vicissitudes of politics."
--Vogue
From acclaimed biographer Caroline Moorhead comes Dancing to the Precipice, a sweeping chronicle of the remarkable life of Lucie de la Tour du Pin--"an astute, thoroughly engaging biography of a formidable woman" (Boston Globe) who, over the span of some 80 years, was witness to, and often a participant in the major social upheavals of eighteenth-century French history.
This definitive French Revolution biography brings a turbulent era to life through the eyes of one of its most resilient observers, chronicling:
- Life at Versailles: An insider's account of the glittering, decadent, and treacherous court of Louis XVI in the final years before the fall of the French monarchy.
- Surviving the Terror: A harrowing narrative of how Lucie navigated the most dangerous days of the French Revolution, witnessing friends and family arrested and sent to the guillotine.
- Escape to America: The remarkable story of an aristocratic family building a new life as farmers in upstate New York, grappling with a rugged landscape and new democratic ideals.
- The Bourbon Restoration: A firsthand perspective on the return of the French kings and the complex social landscape of post-Napoleonic Paris, including friendships with figures like Talleyrand and the Duke of Wellington.
Book Details Format: Paperback | Pages: 512 | Language: English | Publisher: PERENNIAL | ISBN: 0061684422
FormatPaperback
Pages512
LanguageEnglish
ISBN0061684422
EAN9780061684425
PublisherPERENNIAL
Publication Date1970-01-01
EditionReprint
AccessoriesNo Accessory
ConditionNew
Product TypeQUALITY PAPERBACK BOOKS
Weight1.18 Pounds
Length8.98 Inches
Width6.04 Inches
Height0.89 Inches
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