Men on horseback : the power of charisma in the Age of Revolution / David A. Bell.

"A group biography of Pasquale Paoli, George Washington, Toussaint Louverture, Napoleon Bonaparte, and Simon Bolivar with an emphasis on charismatic leadership."-- A group biography of Pasquale Paoli, George Washington, Toussaint Louverture, Napoleon Bonaparte, and Simon Bolivar with an emphasis on...

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Main Author: Bell, David A. (David Avrom) (Author)
Language:English
Published: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2020.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Biography > 18th century.
Charisma (Personality trait)
Political leadership.
Statesmen > Biography.
Generals > Biography.
Biography.
Generals.
Statesmen.
1700-1799
Biographies.
Genre:
Biography.
Biographies.
Physical Description:335 pages, 8 unnumbered leaves of numbered plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Mr. Boswell Goes to Corsica
  • American Idol
  • Waiting for Caesar in France
  • The Spartacus of the Caribbean
  • Liberator and Dictator
  • Epilogue: Charisma and Democracy
  • Excursus: Writing Charisma into History.