| Edition |
2nd ed. |
| Description |
160 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 30 cm. |
| Series |
Milestones of history ; 7 |
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Milestones of history ; new ser. 7.
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| Note |
Together with the Pen and the sword, forms a rev. and expanded version of Twilight of princes published in 1970. |
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Includes index. |
| Summary |
Includes material on Louis XIV, the South Sea Bubble, Ch'ien-lung, emperor of China, the War of the Austrian Succession, the first performance of Handel's Messiah, Henry Fielding and Tom Jones, Denis Diderot and his encyclopedia, the Lisbon earthquake, the French and Indian War, James Cook in the South Pacific, the first partition of Poland, James Watt and his steam engine, Thomas Jefferson and the Declaration of Independence, the French Revolution, Eli Whitney and the cotton gin, and the rise of Napoleon Bonaparte. |
| Subject |
History, Modern -- 18th century.
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| Added Author |
Hibbert, Christopher, 1924-2008.
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| ISBN |
0882250701 |
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9780882250700 |
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088225071X (de luxe) |
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9780882250717 |
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