Edited and Translated by James F. Marshall. Insight into one of the greatest minds of the Napoleonic period.  Letters span the revolutionary years 1778-1818. De Stael knew du Pont through her father who was financial minister during the reign of Louix XVI and early into the French Revolution. She and du Pont, who had American enterprises including a gunpowder factory, corresponded, exchanging ideas, and the great financier assisted her with her inheritance when her father died. Jacket is price-cut and has a bit of wear at top of spine and light tear top back edge. The University of Wisconsin Press. 1968. Hb, Dj. USED. $20.00