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Edited and Translated by James F. Marshall. Insight into one of the greatest minds of the Napoleonic period. Letters span the revolutionary years 1778-1818. De Stael knew du Pont t hrough her father who was financial minister during the reign of Louix XVI and early into the French Revolution. She and du Pont, who had American enterprises including a gunpowder factory, corresponded, exchanging ideas, and the great financier assisted her with her inheritance when her father died. Jacket is price-cut and has a bit of wear at top of spine and light tear top back edge. The University of Wisconsin Press. 1968. Hb, Dj. USED. $20.00 Show more