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The story of Edward Despard, a celebrated and decorated British infantry officer executed as a traitor in 1803 for plotting to establish a republic, is a window into a remarkable period of British history; a time when democracy was undergoing its birth pangs.
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- PublisherTransworld Publishers
- Publication date2005
- ISBN 10 055381608X
- ISBN 13 9780553816082
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages379
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