The Plebiscite Or a Miller's Story of the War

<p>The Plebiscite or a Miller's Story of the War recounts the experiences of a miller in Alsace-Lorraine during the Franco-Prussian War. Written by Erckmann-Chatrian this novel vividly portrays the impact of political decisions and military conflict on ordinary people.</p> <p>Through the eyes of the miller readers witness the mounting tensions the outbreak of war and the subsequent occupation of Alsace by Prussian forces. The story captures the confusion and fear felt by the local population as they are caught between conflicting national allegiances. A powerful and moving depiction of war's human cost.</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p>