The fourteenth of July
By: Christopher Prendergast.
Series: Profiles in history; Profiles in history (London, England)
Publisher: Profile Books
Published: 2008
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 205
ISBN-13: 9781861979391
Subjects: France -- History -- Storming of the Bastille, 1789.; France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799.
Other titles: 14th of July
Description: "The storming of the decrepit Bastille fortress-prison, which symbolically marked the beginning of the French Revolution, took place on 14 July 1789. Bastille Day is the iconic French national holiday, yet it wasn't celebrated until nearly a century later." "Using contemporary accounts, often by eyewitnesses, Prendergast describes the Bastille prison, its reputation as France's most feared place of incarceration: its storming by the armed populace, and the momentous aftermath. He shows how the celebration of this extraordinary day, truly one of those which shaped the world, became part of the fabric of French national life."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [189]-193) and index.