Search -
Journey of Martin Nadaud, The: A Life and Turbulent Times
Journey of Martin Nadaud The A Life and Turbulent Times Author:Gillian Tindall Born into a poor family in the rocky heart of France in the year of Waterloo, Martin Nadaud grew up to become a stone mason, a revolutionary and a Member of Parliament. After the failure of the 1848 revolution, he was forced to flee to a long and lonely exile in England but made a triumphant return to his homeland in 1870. With unique access to ... more »family letters and personal papers, Gillian Tindall has constructed a moving and compelling portrait of a working man set against the turbulent times in which he lived.« less