Robert Roswell Palmer was an American historian who specialized in eighteenth-century France. His most influential scholarship examined an age of democratic revolution that swept across Atlantic civilization between 1760 and 1800. Palmer explored the political history of Europe and America during this period, offering profound insights into the formation of modern democracies. His work significantly contributed to understanding this pivotal era.
An excellent book on the administration of France by the great Committee of Public Safety. . . . [Palmer] has made the members of the Committee living characters and the events of the period real occurrences.--American Political Science Review
Explores how the American, French, and Polish revolutions, along with political movements in Britain, Ireland, and Holland, reflect similar political ideas, needs, and conflicts.