Will Bashor

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Will Bashor (born Harold Willis Bashor, Jr.; 6 February 1951) is an American author of French history and international law.

Background and education

Bashor received his doctorate in International Relations from the American Graduate School in Paris (2004). He teaches at Franklin University located in Columbus, Ohio. His interests have ranged over many fields, among them the study of international law and business, linguistics, cultural anthropology, and European history. He received his M.A. in French Literature from Ohio University and is an active member of the Society for French Historical Studies.[http://WillBashor.com Official website of Will Bashor]

Awards

Marie Antoinette's Head: The Royal Hairdresser, the Queen, and the Revolution was awarded the Adèle Mellen Prize for Distinguished Scholarship.[http://www.santafenewmexican.com/pasatiempo/books/book_reviews/book-reviews-marie-antoinette-s-head-the-royal-hairdresser-the/article_4726ae80-aaa1-58bd-88c9-b2dfb553ce35.htmlpublisher "Book Reviews — Will Bashor's 'Marie Antoinette’s Head: The Royal Hairdresser, the Queen, and the Revolution'"], The Santa Fe New Mexican (17 January 2014), retrieved 19 August 2014. This narrative of the life of Léonard Autié was also a top finalist for the 2013 USA Best Book Awards.

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Non-Fiction

  • Marie Antoinette's World: Intrigue, Infidelity, and Adultery in Versailles (Rowman & Littlefield, 2020; {{ISBN|978-1538138243|}})
  • Marie Antoinette's Darkest Days: Prisoner No. 280 in the Conciergerie (Rowman & Littlefield, 2016; {{ISBN|978-1442254992}})[https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/919237114] at WorldCat
  • Marie Antoinette's Head: The Royal Hairdresser, the Queen, and the Revolution (Lyons Press, 2013; {{ISBN|978-0762791538}})[https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/830367105 Marie Antoinette's Head] at WorldCat
  • Jean-Baptiste Cléry: Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette's Nightmare (Diderot Press, 2011; ASIN B006QQ23SY)[https://www.amazon.com/JEAN-BAPTISTE-CL%C3%89RY-Eyewitness-Antoinettes-Nightmare-ebook/dp/B006QQ23SY/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1384976861&sr=8-2&keywords=bashor Jean-Baptiste Cléry] at Amazon.com
  • The Moon Treaty Paradox (Xlibris, 2005; {{ISBN|978-1413479621}})[https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/61737586 The Moon Treaty Paradox] at WorldCat

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