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The last king of Poland : and his contemporaries / by R. Nisbet Bain.
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bain, R. Nisbet (Robert Nisbet), 1854-1909.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Stanisław II August, King of Poland, 1732-1798.
- Stanisław.
- Poland--History--Partition period, 1763-1796.
- Poland.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xviii, 296 pages, 16 leaves of plates : portraits ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1909.
- Contents:
- The root of the mischief.
- The old nobility.
- "The family" and the young Stanislaus.
- The king and the satrap.
- Decadence and demoralisation.
- Le roi s'amuse.
- Recuperation and reconstruction, 1773-1787.
- At the parting of the ways.
- The friendship of Prussia.
- The "coup d'état" of May 3, 1791.
- The vengeance of Catherine.
- "Che fece per viltà il gran rifiuto."
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Local Notes:
- The Balch Institute Library and Archives.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Bain, R. Nisbet (Robert Nisbet), 1854-1909. Last king of Poland.
- OCLC:
- 8267575
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