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,!7IA2H1-accddi!:t;K;k;K;k ISBN 0-271-02233-7 “Historianshave tended to dismiss or underplay the importance of the night of August  and to be somewhat cynical about the motives of those involved. In this well-researched study, Fitzsimmons shows that the events of this night had momentous consequences across a wide area of revolutionary policy and played a key role in forging French national identity.” —Alan Forrest, University ofYork H I S T O R Y The Pennsylvania State University Press University Park, Pennsylvania www.psupress.org ...

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