History of the Girondists: Or, Personal Memoirs of the Patriots of the French Revolution from Unpublished Sources, Volume 2Harper & brothers, 1847 - 549 páginas In LC copy v. 1 dated 1854. Vol. 3: With a biographical sketch of the author. |
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