Sylvia Neely
Biographic Data
| ID | 3841631 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sylvia Neely |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sylvia |
| FAMILY NAME | Neely |
| SIGNATURE | NEELY S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Pennsylvania State University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1986 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Perilous Crown
Munro Price's earlier book, The Road from Versailles: Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette, and the Fall of the French Monarchy (2002), was distinguished by lively writing and careful reading of sources. By using primary documents previously unexplored, Price was able to say something new and important on the secret diplomacy of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette. He has accomplished a similar feat with his latest work, but he has not really written a history…
Lafayette’s Mémoires and the Changing Legacy of Two Revolutions
By publishing his posthumous memoirs in 1837, Lafayette’s family intended to insure his reputation and promote the liberal cause. This article explains the varied and often surprising reasons for the failure of this enterprise, including the effects of copyright laws, finance and editing decisions. By examining the responses of contemporaries to the memoirs, this article also explores the shifting meaning of Lafayette’s legacy in both France and …
France and America in the Revolutionary Era
Journal Article France and America in the Revolutionary Era: The Life of Jacques-Donatien Leray de Chaumont, 1723–1803. By Thomas J. Schaeper. (Providence: Berghahn, 1995. xii, 384 pp. $65.00, ISBN 1-57181-050-1.) Get access Sylvia Neely Sylvia Neely Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 83, Issue 4, March 1997, Pages 1385–1386, http…
Lincoln, Land, and Labor, 1809-1860
Lincoln, Land, and Labor, 1809-60
Activities and Appointments
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These Sad but Glorious Days
The Politics of Liberty in the Old World and the New
Rural Politics in the Early Restoration
Michel de L'Hospital and the Traite de la Reformation de la Justice
This article is a tribute to the power of the printed word. In 1824 P. J. S. Dufey began the publication of the works of Michel de L'Hospital, chancellor of France between 1560 and 1568. Included in this five-volume collection was a previously unknown work, the Traiti de la reformation de la justice, which Dufey discovered in the Bibliotheque royale. Several historians and librarians in the nineteenth century concluded that Dufey's attribution of…
Michel de L'Hospital and the Traite de la Reformation de la Justice
This article is a tribute to the power of the printed word. In 1824 P. J. S. Dufey began the publication of the works of Michel de L'Hospital, chancellor of France between 1560 and 1568. Included in this five-volume collection was a previously unknown work, the Traiti de la reformation de la justice, which Dufey discovered in the Bibliotheque royale. Several historians and librarians in the nineteenth century concluded that Dufey's attribution of…
Lafayette’s Mémoires and the Changing Legacy of Two Revolutions
By publishing his posthumous memoirs in 1837, Lafayette’s family intended to insure his reputation and promote the liberal cause. This article explains the varied and often surprising reasons for the failure of this enterprise, including the effects of copyright laws, finance and editing decisions. By examining the responses of contemporaries to the memoirs, this article also explores the shifting meaning of Lafayette’s legacy in both France and …
Lincoln, Land, and Labor, 1809-60
The Politics of Liberty in the Old World and the New
Rural Politics in the Early Restoration
Michel de L'Hospital and the Traite de la Reformation de la Justice
This article is a tribute to the power of the printed word. In 1824 P. J. S. Dufey began the publication of the works of Michel de L'Hospital, chancellor of France between 1560 and 1568. Included in this five-volume collection was a previously unknown work, the Traiti de la reformation de la justice, which Dufey discovered in the Bibliotheque royale. Several historians and librarians in the nineteenth century concluded that Dufey's attribution of…
Activities and Appointments
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. As you have access to this content, a full PDF is available via the ‘Save PDF’ action button
These Sad but Glorious Days
Lincoln, Land, and Labor, 1809-1860
Lincoln, Land, and Labor, 1809-60
France and America in the Revolutionary Era
Journal Article France and America in the Revolutionary Era: The Life of Jacques-Donatien Leray de Chaumont, 1723–1803. By Thomas J. Schaeper. (Providence: Berghahn, 1995. xii, 384 pp. $65.00, ISBN 1-57181-050-1.) Get access Sylvia Neely Sylvia Neely Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 83, Issue 4, March 1997, Pages 1385–1386, http…
Lafayette’s Mémoires and the Changing Legacy of Two Revolutions
By publishing his posthumous memoirs in 1837, Lafayette’s family intended to insure his reputation and promote the liberal cause. This article explains the varied and often surprising reasons for the failure of this enterprise, including the effects of copyright laws, finance and editing decisions. By examining the responses of contemporaries to the memoirs, this article also explores the shifting meaning of Lafayette’s legacy in both France and …
The Perilous Crown
Munro Price's earlier book, The Road from Versailles: Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette, and the Fall of the French Monarchy (2002), was distinguished by lively writing and careful reading of sources. By using primary documents previously unexplored, Price was able to say something new and important on the secret diplomacy of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette. He has accomplished a similar feat with his latest work, but he has not really written a history…
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