Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte : an American aristocrat in the early republic /

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Two centuries ago, Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte was one of the most famous women in America. Beautiful, scandalous, and outspoken, she had wed Napoleon's brother Jerome, borne his child, and seen the marriage annulled by the emperor himself. With her notorious behavior, dashing husband, and as...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Lewis, Charlene M. Boyer, 1965-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, ©2012.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Bonaparte, Elizabeth Patterson, > 1785-1879 > Family.
Bonaparte, Elizabeth Patterson, > 1785-1879 > Influence.
Bonaparte family.
Bonaparte (Famille)
Bonaparte, Elizabeth Patterson, > 1785-1879.
1783-1865
Aristocracy (Social class) > Maryland > Baltimore > Biography.
HISTORY > United States > 19th Century.
Aristocracy (Social class)
Civilization.
Families.
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
United States > Civilization > 1783-1865.
États-Unis > Civilisation > 1783-1865.
Maryland > Baltimore.
United States.
Multi-User.
collective biographies.
Biographies.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1. "Nature Never Intended Me for Obscurity" Th e Celebrity
  • Chapter 2. "Th e Duchess of Baltimore" Th e Aristocrat
  • Chapter 3. "A Modern Philosophe" Th e Inde pendent Woman
  • Chapter 4. "Happiness for a Woman" Th e Femme d'Esprit
  • Chapter 5. "So Much Agitated About Th is Child's Destiny" Th e Mother and Daughter
  • Epilogue. "She Belongs to History"
  • Notes
  • Index
  • Acknowledgments.

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