The Last King or the New France by Alexandre Dumas Volume II being a history from the birth of Louis Philippe in 1773 to the revolution of 1848 Louis Philippe I gained power on August 9, 1830, when the French National Assembly declared him Louis-Philippe I, King of the French. He ruled from 1830 until February 24, 1848, when he abdicated in favor of his grandson, Louis Philippe D"Orleans, the author of the book “History of the Civil War in America” which is recently reprinted by Ishi Press in four volumes. ISBN 4871873501, 4871873528, 4871873536 and 4871873544.