1st Edition
Real Lives in the Eighteenth Century A Global Perspective
By Rebecca Ard Boone
Copyright 2025
198 Pages
20 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
198 Pages
20 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
198 Pages
20 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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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.
Loosely based on Plutarch’s 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. 1725–1770) and... Read more
1. Olaudah Equiano (c.1745–1797) and Tupaia (c.1725–1770) 2. Phillis Wheatley (c.1753–1792) and Ho Xuan Huong (1772–1792) 3. Marie Antoinette (1755–1792) and Catherine the Great (1729–1796) 4. José Gabriel Túpac Amaru II (1745–1781) and Toussaint Louverture (1743–1803)
Biography
Rebecca Ard Boone has a Ph.D. in early modern European history from Rutgers University and currently serves as Professor of History and Dean of Arts and Sciences at Lamar University in Texas. She is the author of four books: War, Domination, and the Monarchy of France, Mercurino di Gattinara and the Creation of the Spanish Empire, Real Lives in the Sixteenth Century, and Real Lives in the Eighteenth Century.
