Bette W Oliver: 4 books
Jean-Baptiste-Pierre LeBrun
In Pursuit of Art (1748–1813)
Language: English
Release Date: June 18, 2018
Jean-Baptiste Pierre LeBrun's life was marked by his intense interest in art, first as an artist, and then from 1770 until his death in 1813, as an art dealer/connoisseur and as a participant in the transformation of the Louvre into a national museum during the French Revolution. He managed to accommodate...
Surviving the French Revolution
A Bridge across Time
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2013
The unleashing of the French Revolution in 1789 resulted in the acceleration of time coupled with an inability to predict what might happen next. As unprecedented events outpaced the days, those caught up in the whirlwind had little time to make judicious decisions about which course of action to...
Provincial Patriot of the French Revolution
François Buzot, 1760–1794
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2015
This biography of François Buzot, a Girondin leader in both the Constituent Assembly (1789-91) and the National Convention (1792-93), illustrates how his early life in Evreux and his training as a lawyer influenced his ideas and actions during the French Revolution, when he championed individual...
Jacques Pierre Brissot in America and France, 1788–1793
In Search of Better Worlds
Language: English
Release Date: September 14, 2016
This book examines a decisive five-year period in the life of Jacques Pierre Brissot, one of the influential leaders of the French Revolution. An idealistic, somewhat naive journalist who became a member of the national assembly, Brissot championed the new American republic as an example for the French...