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Fatal Purity

Robespierre and the French Revolution

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Ruth Scurr traces Robespierre's life from a troubled childhood in provincial Arras to the passionate idealist, fighting for the rights of the people, and sweeping on to the implacable leader prepared to sign the death warrant for his closest friends.

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Fatal Purity, Ruth Scurr

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2006
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Title
Fatal Purity
Subtitle
Robespierre and the French Revolution
Language
English
Authors
Ruth Scurr
Publisher
Vintage
Released
2006
Format
Hardcover
Pages
304
ISBN10
0701176008
ISBN13
9780701176006
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Ruth Scurr traces Robespierre's life from a troubled childhood in provincial Arras to the passionate idealist, fighting for the rights of the people, and sweeping on to the implacable leader prepared to sign the death warrant for his closest friends.