Salut et fraternité, citoyens!
May. 15th, 2009 02:26 pm![[identity profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/openid.png)
I think I should say I'm from Spain, so English is not my main language, I hope I can make myself understandable :D
Hello, I'm Johanne. Pardon this, it's probably not good form to demand something in a first post!
Ehem. My History book, as anyone within screaming distance is aware, is crap. This bothers me, especially as my History teacher is an ignorant pig who deals very poorly with the slightest bit of critique, even when directed towards the copious mistakes in the book and not him. Pointing out to the class that it would be awfully difficult for one man (three guesses who) to be responsible for the entire Terror got me a proper scolding and probably a less-than-wonderful grade.
So, could any of you reccomend me some literature that deals with the lesser known aspects of the revolution, or that clears up some of the common misconceptions? Serious and academic, (semi-)serious and fun, Horrible Histories-style or a really brilliant biography or a documentary, it will all do as long as it will help me a) learn, obviously and b) smack my teacher in the face with my awesome skills.
I'd really appreciate it! :D
yes another one has joined..lol
but all seriously..i fell in love with the french revolution in my freshman year of High school and ever since then..ive been trying to find out all about the unique players..especially Robespierre..
whom i currently obsess over!
and yes all of my friends know..but they don't take me any seriously about this obsession..and that saddens me..but that aside..i want to know more about the french revolution..ive even collected some nonbiased english books on the subject but im sure there is more to know! And im willingly to learn more!
I think i wanna know more about the players within the revolution because i sometimes get confused by their reasoning behind their actions.
Yeah Im happy now..=)
and thank you for reading this..
Hi there! I'm a homeschooled geeky highschooler, and I've always been interested in the French Revolution since I was much younger. I've read only a couple of children's books about the time, but those two have been some of my favorites (I'm re-reading one of them right now), and the whole culture just seems to fascinate me. However, I have absolutely no idea why there was a Revolution other than the commoners were angry with the royals and all that bit. All my textbooks seem to sort of skim the F. Rev., and focus in much more on The American one instead (which sort of makes sense, since I use American texts. :P).
Basically, I'm a newbie who wants to really get into the whole era, but I have no idea where to start. I know there's probably been a million posts on here of the sort (I apoligize, I couldn't find one!), but I really need book recommendations. :) What is a good starting book(s) for the overall Revolution and the Reign of Terror, that isn't too textbooky and boring? Don't get me wrong, I love dates of events and stuff, but sometimes it gets mind-numbing when the emotion of the times gets cut. If there's a huge book list somewhere for the Revolution, that'd be awesome too. The more the merrier. :)
Also, I have to ask: Was Robbespierre as bad as they all say he was? ;)
thanks so much! :D