The Man Who Outshone The Sun King : The Rise and Fall of Nicolas Foucquet
Author(s): Charles Drazin
Tells the story of Nicolas Fouquet's adventures as a tax-collector, caught up in rebellion in the Dauphine, of the loyalty and service that he gave to Cardinal Mazarin and of the financial wizardry that somehow kept France's finances together.
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The story - straight out of Dumas - of the rise and fall of Nicolas Fouquet, Louis XIV's first finance minister and the man who 'outshone the Sun King'. 20040315
"A gripping account of one of the most spectacular -- and tragic -- careers in French history." -- Munro Price "From the Trade Paperback edition."
General Fields
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- : William Heinemann Ltd
- : William Heinemann Ltd
- : 0.508
- : 01 July 2008
- : 221mm X 138mm X 32mm
- : United Kingdom
- : books
Special Fields
- : 352
- : 908
- : Hardback
- : Charles Drazin
