last king of Poland and his contemporaries
By: by R. Nisbet Bain.
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons
Published: 1909
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 296
Subjects: Stanis±aw II August, King of Poland, 1732-1798.; Poland -- History -- Partition period, 1763-1796.
Other titles: Last king of Poland.
Table of contents: title: The root of the mischief.; title: The old nobility.; title: "The family" and the young Stanislaus.; title: The king and the satrap.; title: Decadence and demoralisation.; title: Le roi s'amuse.; title: Recuperation and reconstruction, 1773-1787.; title: At the parting of the ways.; title: The friendship of Prussia.; title: The "coup d'âetat" of May 3, 1791.; title: The vengeance of Catherine.; title: "Che fece per viltáa il gran rifiuto."