Citizens: A Chronicle of the French Revolution by Schama, Simon Published by Vintage 1st (first) Trade Paperback edition (1990) Paperback

This is history on the grand scale...An ambitious portrait of one of the most remarkable episodes in modern history. Like all generously conceived historical works it leaves us reflecting about the present as well as the past. Monumental...A highly informative and beautifully presented interpretation of a unique culture...A major contribution to the understand of Dutch history as well as of Western Civilization. In his massive and scintillating book, Schama approaches his task with high intelligence and a degree of panache that wills weep all but the most refractory readers along in his wake. It is full of personal impressions of the Dutch in their golden age that might almost suggest that Schama had just returned from a visit to the seventeenth century. Few living historians are such a delight to read. Simon Schama's brilliant book..is the finest tribute he could have paid to the subject of his choice.