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The age of Napoleon a history of European civilization from 1789 to 1815

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Main Author: Durant, Will, 1885-1981
Other Authors: Durant, Ariel (joint author.)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Simon and Schuster, 1975.
Series:His The story of civilization ; pt. 11
Subjects:
Napoleon > I, > Emperor of the French, > 1769-1821.
Europe > Civilization.
Europe > History > 1789-1815.
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Item Description:Includes index.
Physical Description:xxi, 872 p., [32] leaves of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:Bibliography: p. 781-789.
ISBN:067121988X (pt. 11)
Author Notes:Will Durant was born in North Adams, Massachusetts on November 5, 1885. He received an undergraduate degree at St. Peter's College in New Jersey and a Ph.D. in philosophy from Columbia University. His first book, Philosophy and the Social Problem, was published in 1917. His other works include The Story of Philosophy, The Mansions of Philosophy, and the ten-volume The Story of Civilization. By the time the seventh volume was published in 1961, his wife Ariel Durant was listed as a coauthor for her diligent assistance on the project. In 1968 they received the Pulitzer Prize for Rousseau and Revolution. The husband and wife team also wrote A Dual Autobiography in 1977. He died on November 7, 1981.

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