Leonard Bourdon: The Career of a Revolutionary, 1754-1807
Author: Michael J. Sydenham
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ISBN: 0889203199
Publisher: Wilfrid Laurier Univ Pr (December, 1999)
Sales Rank: 2,073,303
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Recommended for students of the French Revolution.
Leonard Bourdon: The Career Of A Revolutionary 1754-1807 is a superb work of historical research illustrating the ways in which one individual was affected by, and influenced, the long and turbulent course of the French Revolution. Leonard Bourdon also rescues an active, intelligent and interesting man from a prolonged period of scholarly neglected, redeeming his reputation from being perceived as a particularly cruel and revolutionary terrorist. Scholar and historian Michael Sydenham follows Bourdon's political career from the final days of the old monarchy through Bourdon's active participation in the Revolution. Bourdon was always aware that political development must be accompanied by educational change, and his lifelong interest in education is an integral part of his story. Bourdon left remarkably few personal papers. During the painstaking exploration for details of his life, several critical as well as unfamiliar events of the period have been illuminated, suggesting that similar misrepresentations of other relatively unknown French revolutionaries have distorted our current understanding of this dynamic period, crucial to the growth and development of modern democracy. Leonard Bourdon is highly recommended reading for students and scholars of the French Revolution.
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