Pasquale Paoli: An Enlightened Hero 1725-1807
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Pasquale Paoli (1725–1807) stands as one of the most remarkable and underappreciated statesmen of the Enlightenment era — a Corsican patriot, constitutional visionary, and military leader whose life intersected with the great political upheavals of the eighteenth century. Peter Adam Thrasher's authoritative biography chronicles the remarkable arc of Paoli's life, from his courageous leadership of the Corsican independence movement against Genoese and French rule, to his years of celebrated exile in Britain where he became an icon of liberty admired by luminaries such as James Boswell and Samuel Johnson. Thrasher presents Paoli not merely as a regional hero but as a towering figure of pan-European significance, situating his subject within the grand intellectual and political currents of the Age of Reason. The biography illuminates the contradictions and triumphs of a man who drafted one of the world's earliest democratic constitutions, yet lived to see his island homeland ultimately absorbed by France — and who inspired a young Napoleon Bonaparte. Rich in archival detail and written with scholarly rigour, this is a portrait of idealism tested by history, leaving the reader to wonder what the world might have looked like had Paoli's vision for Corsica prevailed.
Author: Peter Adam Thrasher
Format: Hardback
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: worn/faded, chipping and tears but still structural (refer to image). Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
Pasquale Paoli (1725–1807) stands as one of the most remarkable and underappreciated statesmen of the Enlightenment era — a Corsican patriot, constitutional visionary, and military leader whose life intersected with the great political upheavals of the eighteenth century. Peter Adam Thrasher's authoritative biography chronicles the remarkable arc of Paoli's life, from his courageous leadership of the Corsican independence movement against Genoese and French rule, to his years of celebrated exile in Britain where he became an icon of liberty admired by luminaries such as James Boswell and Samuel Johnson. Thrasher presents Paoli not merely as a regional hero but as a towering figure of pan-European significance, situating his subject within the grand intellectual and political currents of the Age of Reason. The biography illuminates the contradictions and triumphs of a man who drafted one of the world's earliest democratic constitutions, yet lived to see his island homeland ultimately absorbed by France — and who inspired a young Napoleon Bonaparte. Rich in archival detail and written with scholarly rigour, this is a portrait of idealism tested by history, leaving the reader to wonder what the world might have looked like had Paoli's vision for Corsica prevailed.