ADVENTURES IN THE REVOLUTION AND UNDER THE CONSULATE
1970
Reprint
Praeger Publishers [New York]
8vo (248 pages; map end papers)
Hardcover (with Dust Jacket) [Red cloth]
Item Number: 5467
$45.00
Description
The memoirs of Alexandre Moreau De Jonnes who was called up for the national guard at the age of 13 during France’s short lived constitutional monarchy. The author became acquainted with illustrious figures of the period during his time in Paris and joined the revolutionary forces as a volunteer in 1792. As a member of the Navy in 1793, De Jonnes witnessed several key conflicts and his writings provide an enlightening personal narrative of the French Revolution.
A very good copy, in mylar-covered dust jacket with light edge wear.