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Jo sir. Paul Moral:
Tho name of Marat will forever be associated with the Reign of Terror during
the French devolution. Ho fell at last by the hand of Charlotte Corday to
avenge the loss of 'her lover. This period contains more of dramatic interest
than any 'other in the world's history. It is out of this period that the Empire
waa born, dominated and ruled .by rfapQloon. It la generally conceded the beat account
of Uio French Revolution is by America's great historian. Dr. John Clark Ridpath
Tho story of this period should be read by every American who prizes his citizenship
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our own Republic except from the lessons of the past?
Six Thousand Years of History
Ridpath the historian, takes the reader back to the very beginning of civiliza
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