Debate: Was Napoleon a child of the revolution or a ruthless tyrant?
Post date: Nov 18, 2013 7:20:50 PM
Here's a Link to the Debater Paper Information--pay attention to the Rubric & information on how to cite documents!
Good Overviews of Napoleon
PBS on Napoleon: http://www.pbs.org/empires/napoleon/ (there's actually a documentary they did on Napoleon from the "Empires" series and this is a nifty site that accompanied that)
BBC on Napoleon: http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/bonaparte_napoleon.shtml
Catholic Encyclopedia on Napoleon: http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/10687a.htm
Essay on Napoleon and his Early Influences: http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/napoleon/c_read1.html
Primary Sources
(Written by Napoleon or written about Napoleon by people who knew him)
http://www.thecaveonline.com/APEH/napoleon.html (this is the legendary AP Teacher Larry Treadwell's site; 1990s design but good content)
http://web.archive.org/web/19990203012737/
http://napoleonic-literature.simplenet.com/Library.html
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1806catechism-napoleon.asp
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/remusat-napoleon.asp
Sources that Specifically Address the Prompt - These are great...ONCE YOU ALREADY UNDERSTAND A BIT ABOUT NAPOLEON. Otherwise you'll be parroting facts without context and that's no good for anyone.
https://www.history.co.uk/article/napoleon-flawed-hero-or-power-mad-tyrant
http://www.historyguide.org/intellect/lecture15a.html
https://www.realclearhistory.com/2013/01/12/napoleon_son_of_the_french_revolution_3822.html
https://mswynnworldhistory.wikispaces.com/Napoleon%27s+Legacy
http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/government/code/c_code2.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleon_and_the_Jews
http://www.historytoday.com/maurice-cranston/french-revolution-ideas-and-ideologies
http://www.pbs.org/empires/napoleon/n_politic/legacy/page_1.html