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9781861979391
Using contemporary accounts, often by eyewitnesses, Christopher Prendergast describes the Bastille prison, its reputation as France's most feared place of incarceration, its storming by the armed populace, and the momentous aftermath. He also shows how the celebration of this extraordinary day became part of the fabric of national life.Prendergast, Christopher is the author of 'The Fourteenth of July', published 2009 under ISBN 9781861979391 and ISBN 1861979398.
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