The Intendant as a Political Agent Under Louis XIV (Classic Reprint)

Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Intendant as a Political Agent Under Louis XIV The writer gladly takes this opportunity to acknowledge his indebtedness to Professor James Harvey Robinson of Columbia University for many helpful suggestions, and to Mr. George H. Baker, Librarian of the Columbia College Library, for repeated favors. Thanks are due also to the authorities of the Harvard College Library for their kind attentions. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.