Dans ce livre captivant, Charles de la Roncière retrace la vie et l'oeuvre de Jean-Baptiste Colbert, le célèbre ministre de Louis XIV. À travers son portrait fascinant, il nous offre un aperçu des coulisses du pouvoir sous l'Ancien Régime et de l'importance de la marine pour la France à cette époque. 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 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. 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.