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4-6Witness to History series.
Each two-page spread gives a brief, cafeteria-style report on an event in the French Revolution, then offers a related first-person account in a handwritten font; reproductions of paintings and engravings illustrate the text. The overview is so vague that it provides little context, and the bold-faced glossary words are patronizing, but the primary documents add interest. Reading list. Bib., glos., ind.