The Days of the French Revolution by
Works from Les Misirables by Victor Hugo to Citizens by Simon Schama have been inspired by the French Revolution. Now available for the first time in years, The Days of the French Revolution brings to life the events that changed the future of Western civilization. As compelling as any fiction thriller, this real-life drama moves from the storming of the Bastille to the doomed court of Louis XVI, the salon of Madame Roland, and even the boudoir of Marie Antoinette. Hibbert recounts the events that swirled around Napoleon, Mirabeau, Danton, Marat, and Robespierre with eyewitness accounts and his "usual grace and flair for divulging interesting detail" (Booklist). This trade paperback edition has twenty-eight pages of black-and-white illustrations, and will be published in time for Bastille Day.
Conflict and Change by
The Illustrated History of the World set covers the entire sweep of history and offers a highly illustrated portrait of global development. The set gives young people a balanced, global view of the world as it explores civilizations from the Maya of Mexico to the Sumerians of the Middle East. Each volume is organized on a spread-by-spread basis that lets young readers locate subjects with confidence and research topics in considerable depth. Every two-page spread contains a lively, thought-provoking essay accompanied by an array of striking illustrations, full-color reproductions of important artworks, photographs of archaeological finds, detailed maps, and original diagrams. Colorful sidebars on each spread detail concurrent events from around the globe and help develop a chronological and world-wide perspective.
