The Man Who Outshone The Sun King : The Rise And Fall Of Nicolas Foucquet

Author: Charles Drazin

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Price : 49.95 AUD
ISBN : 9780434012190
Publisher : William Heinemann Ltd
Imprint : William Heinemann Ltd
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Weight (g) : 0.508
Publication date : 01 July 2008
Dimensions : 221mm X 138mm X 32mm
Produced in : United Kingdom
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Author : Charles Drazin
Bind : Hardback
Edition : 908
Pages : 352
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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

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"A gripping account of one of the most spectacular -- and tragic -- careers in French history." -- Munro Price "From the Trade Paperback edition."