The story of the rise and fall of Nicolas Fouquet is both compelling and unforgettable. Charles Drazin's beautifully written and vivid account brings to life Fouquet's remarkable gains in fortune, influence, and power, as well as the lavish and hazardous world of the royal court in seventeenth-century France.
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Santa Fe New Mexican, 3/13/09
“Drazin’s writing is...competent and readable...This is an informative book.”
HistoryWire.com, 7/11/09
“The gripping saga of Louis's first minister, builder of the opulent chateau of Vaux-le-Vicomte, patron of the arts, and lover of beautiful women, but also the man who ended up convicted of embezzlement and treason...Graceful prose.”
Reference and Research Book News, August 2009
“Reveal[s] Foucquet's colorful and extravagant life and the King's envy, jealousy and eventual betrayal.”
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