The man who had been King : the American exile of Napoleon's brother Joseph /
Joseph Bonaparte, King of Naples and Spain, claimed that he had never wanted the roles thrust upon him by his younger brother Napoleon. When Napoleon's downfall forced Joseph into exile, he was able to retire to the country at last, but in a surprising place--he spent his last seventeen years i...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania :
University of Pennsylvania Press,
2005.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; The MAN who had been KING; Title; Copyright; Dedication; CONTENTS; List of Illustrations; Preface; 1. A New Life; 2. A Man of Property; 3. Alone; 4. Friends, Family, and Anna; 5. Point Breeze; 6. Bonaparte's Park; 7. The Last of Napoleon; 8. Charlotte; 9. Zénaïde and Charles; 10. Emilie; 11. Connoisseur and Collector; 12. Lafayette Changes His Position; 13. The Siren Call of Europe; 14. A Bonaparte in England; 15. Return to Point Breeze; 16. Death in the Family; 17. Farewell to America; Epilogue; Chronology; Dramatis Personae; Notes; Bibliography; Acknowledgments; Index.