Who Was Marie Antoinette? (Who Was?)
by Dana Meachen Rau (Author) John O'Brien (Illustrator)
From the palaces of Austria to the mirrored halls of Versailles, Marie Antoinette led a charmed life. She was born into royalty in 1755 and married the future king of France at age 15. By 21 she ascended to the throne and enjoyed a lavish lifestyle of masquerade balls, sky-high wigs, and extravagant food. But her taste for excess ruffled many feathers. The poor people of France blamed Marie Antoinette for their poverty. Her spending helped incite the French Revolution. And after much public outcry, in 1793 she quite literally lost her head because of it. Whether she was blameless or guilty is debatable, but Marie Antoinette remains woven into the fabric of history and popular culture.
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Dana Meachen Rau
Dana Meachen Rau has written more than 300 books for children, including picture books, early readers, nonfiction, and biographies.
Classification
Non-fiction
ISBN-13
9780448483108
Lexile Measure
850
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Publication date
October 20, 2015
Series
Who Was?
BISAC categories
JNF025070 - Juvenile Nonfiction | History | Europe
JNF007120 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Women
JNF007140 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Royalty
JNF007120 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Women
JNF007140 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Royalty
Library of Congress categories
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