David Lawday
The Giant of the French Revolution: Danton, a Life
- ISBN 13:
- 9780802145413
- author:
- David Lawday
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Grove Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2011
- Pages:
- 294
- Dimensions:
- 20.8 x 14 x 2.5 cm
- Genre:
- Biographies & True Stories
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 7 working days
Description
George-Jacques Danton was the driving force behind the French Revolution, which brought an end to an absolute monarchy that had ruled for nearly one thousand years. In "The Giant of the French Revolution", David Lawday reveals the larger-than-life figure who joined the fray at the storming of the Bastille in 1789 and was dead five years later. Danton's impassioned speeches drove reformers to action and kept the Revolution alive at the moment when it risked collapse. But he lost his grip against the Reign of Terror, becoming another of its victims under the guillotine. Lawday's vivid, novelistic prose brings to life the story of this political legend, from his humble roots to the streets of Paris where he acted on the operatic stage of the Revolution that altered Western civilization. This book offers a compelling portrait of a complex and fascinating figure, shedding light on the tumultuous events of the French Revolution and the man at its heart.
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