{"product_id":"to-the-scaffold-carolly-erickson-9780312322052","title":"To the Scaffold: The Life of Marie Antoinette","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne of history's most misunderstood figures, Marie Antoinette represents the extravagance and the decadence of pre-Revolution France. Yet there was an innocence about Antoinette, thrust as a child into the chillingly formal French court. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMarried to the maladroit, ill-mannered Dauphin, Antoinette found pleasure in costly entertainments and garments. She spent lavishly while her overtaxed and increasingly hostile subjects blamed her for France's plight. In time Antoinette matured into a courageous Queen, and when their enemies finally closed in, Antoinette followed her inept husband to the guillotine in one last act of bravery. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eTo the Scaffold\u003c\/i\u003e, Carolly Erickson provides an estimation of a lost Queen that is psychologically acute, richly detailed, and deeply moving.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Carolly Erickson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0312322054\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780312322052\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martins Press-3PL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 392\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 1.00d","brand":"Carolly Erickson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43990135865599,"sku":"9780312322052","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1ca82819-0f30-4949-8c1a-0bfa297ed4d3.jpg?v=1683303203","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/to-the-scaffold-carolly-erickson-9780312322052","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}