Author: Le Guin, Charles A.
Title: Roland de la Platiere: A Public Servant in the Eighteenth Century
Description: Philadelphia, American Philosophical Soc. 1966. orig.wrappers. 29x23cm, 129 pp, Series: Transactions of the American Philosophical Society; New Series, v. 56, pt. 6.. Minor rubbing. VG. ¶ Political Biography of Jean-Marie Roland de La Platière [1734-1793]. Contents: Roland's Apprenticeship; The Journeyman Years; Wanderjahrer; Italy & Engagement; Marriage & Manuscripts; Publication & Pursuit of Recognition; Outbreak of Revolution: Lyons & paris; The Minister; Politics & Power: The First Roland Ministry; The Second Roland Ministry: From Monarchy to Republic; Second Ministry, Second Phase; Abdication & Death; Epilogue.

Keywords: French Political History, Jean-Marie Roland, Girondin Girondist, Revolutionary, France, Politics, Biography, Civil Service, Government