Massacres of the South - Alexandre Dumas

For hundreds of centuries, one of Europe\'s great powers was the stage for untold death and destruction. In \"The Massacres of the South\", Alexandre Dumas leads us through the many bloody events that shaped modern France. He begins in the 1500s with the Wars of Religion, which pitted Catholics against Protestants. And he ends with the Second White Terror, when thousands of Napoleon\'s supporters by killed following the return of King Louis XVIII. The period in between is a ghastly catalogue of assassinations, mob violence, and merciless monarchs. This entry in the \"Celebrated Crimes\" series is a recommended read for scholars, Dumas fans, or anyone with an interest in grisly historical facts.
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