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To the Scaffold: The Life of Marie Antoinette
Written by Carolly Erickson
Narrated by Davina Porter
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About this audiobook
To this day Marie Antoinette remains one of history's most misunderstood heroines. How she triumphed over the petty jealousies and backstairs rivalries of the court, how she sustained a good-hearted but malleable king, and how she was transformed from French queen to Austrian "whore," is the story told with skill and fascinating detail.
LanguageEnglish
PublisherRecorded Books, Inc.
Release dateSep 16, 2011
ISBN9781456125158
Author
Carolly Erickson
Carolly Erickson is a prize-winning historian and biographer who has written over twenty nonfiction books and novels, including The Tsarina’s Daughter, which won the Romantic Times Reviewer’s Choice Award for Best Historical Fiction. She lives in Hawaii.
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May 22, 2010
Erickson's biography reads like a novel, full of descriptions of people and palaces, and political and social motivations. Though she doesn't analyze the politics in depth, there's enough background to have a basic understanding of the events that led to Marie's execution. A good, readable starter biography, and good for young adults too.1 person found this helpful