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Excerpt from Histoire de la R�volution de 1870-71, Vol. 1: La Chute de l'Empire; La Guerre; La Gouvernement de la D�fense Nationale; La Paix; La Commune de Paris; La Pr�sidence de M. Thiers; La Pr�sidence du Mar�chal de Mac-Mahon
C'est l'histoire de ce triste r�veil d'une nation qui, croyant tenir cu main le sceptre du monde, s'a per�oit un matin qu'elle ne tenait que des cendres, c'est cette histoire que je veux raconter. C'est aussi les efforts, la lutte, le r�sistance d�sesp�r�e d'un peu ple dont je veux retracer les navrantes et souvent glorieuses p�rip�ties. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.