Real Lives in the Eighteenth Century by Rebecca Ard Boone PAPERBACK

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Real Lives in the Eighteenth Century presents a global history using four sets of biographies to illustrate corresponding situations in different geographical regions.\nLoosely based on Plutarch\u2019s Parallel Lives, the four chapters focus on maritime trade, letters, empire, and revolution. The vibrant narratives that span four continents include the following pairs: Tupaia (c. 1725\u20131770) and Olaudah Equiano (c. 1745\u20131797), seafarers of the Pacific and Atlantic; Phillis Wheatley (c. 1753\u20131784) and Ho Xuan Huong (c. 1772\u2013c.1822), poets of revolution; Marie Antoinette (1745\u20131792) and Catherine the Great (1729\u20131796), princesses at foreign courts; and Jos\u00E9 Gabriel T\u00FApac Amaru (c. 1742\u20131781) and Toussaint Louverture (c. 1743\u20131803), leaders of revolutions. As a global history, this volume of Real\n\nReal Lives in the Eighteenth Century\nA Global Perspective\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK d;