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Referenced as 'Peter McPhee's book on the French Revolution' when discussing an example of an 18-year-old merchant's son who wrote home about the massacres. The book is used as a source for primary historical accounts.

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Described as 'the definitive French historian' of the September massacres who 'was writing in the 1930s' and 'was the head of the National Archives in France.' His work on the massacres was considered authoritative for years before being critiqued by Simon Schama.

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Explicitly mentioned as 'our old friend Simon Sharma wrote his book, Citizens.' The book is discussed extensively in relation to its treatment of the September massacres and its critique of Pierre Caron's work. Schama's book is described as taking a much more critical view of the massacres.

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Referenced as having 'written a wonderful book on the terror' and later as 'his book on the terror.' The book is discussed in the context of its historiographical approach to the September massacres and is described as being written by 'a man of the left.'

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Described as a first-hand account written by an army officer and royalist journalist who survived the September massacres. The book is noted for having 'a brilliant title' and provides insider testimony about the events at the Abbey of Saint-Germain prison.

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Described as having written 'the most recent English language survey' of the French Revolution. Popkin is identified as 'an American historian, professor at the University of Kentucky' and his book is discussed in relation to its treatment of the September massacres and comparison to 20th-century political experiments.