Maurice Dommanget (1888–1976) was a schoolteacher, union activist, and independent socialist and scholar of French radical history. He was the author of many books and articles, including histories of the red flag, of the French Revolution in his native region, the Oise, and several volumes on Auguste Blanqui.Mitchell Abidor is a Brooklyn-born writer and translator. He has published over a dozen books, largely focusing on French radical history, including A Socialist History of the French Revolution by Jean Jaurès and Victor Serge's Notebooks, 1936–1947. His writings have appeared in publications in the United States, France, Brazil, and Germany.

• ForewordIntroductionPart 1 Before the RevolutionChapter 1Chapter 2Chapter 3Chapter 4Chapter 5Part 2 During the French RevolutionChapter 6Chapter 7Chapter 8Chapter 9Chapter 10Chapter 11Part 3 After the RevolutionChapter 12Chapter 13Chapter 14Chapter 15Chapter 16ConclusionBibliographyIndex