Author: Friedrich Ludwig Truchsess Graf von WaldburgPublisher:
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Category : France
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
A Narrative of Napoleon Buonaparte's Journey from Fountainebleau to Frejus in April, 1814
Author: Friedrich Ludwig Truchsess Graf von WaldburgPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : France
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
British Museum Catalogue of printed Books
Author: Catalogue of the reference department
Author: Hereford city, publ. librPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 474
Book Description
A Catalogue of a Unique ... Collection of Upwards of Twenty-six Thousand Ancient and Modern Tracts and Pamphlets. Collected and Arranged by J. R. Smith
Author: John Russell SmithNapoleon's Chicken Marengo
Author: Andrew UffindellPublisher: Casemate Publishers
ISBN: 1844683885
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 364
Book Description
This remarkable work tells the story of Chicken Marengo, and cuts through the tangle of myths that has sprung up around it. Supposedly created on the evening of Napoleons victory at Marengo, the dish rapidly conquered Paris, and became a renowned symbol of French haute cuisine.The author sets the dish in its context explaining the nail-biting drama of Napoleons Marengo campaign and the remarkable frenzy of rejoicing unleashed in Paris by the news of his victory. The author argues that the dish is part of a wider myth that Napoleon spun around the battle itself. Uncomfortably aware of just how close he had come to disaster, he rewrote the official account of Marengo. Determined to exploit the political impact of the victory to the full, he portrayed it as a masterly maneuver, rather than a near-defeat salvaged largely by luck.Napoleons Chicken Marengo demonstrates the persistency of popular myth in shaping perceptions of pivotal events. Uffindel sheds startling light on Napoleons extraordinary and yet elusive character, and reveals just how effectively he spun a myth around the amount of food he ate in order to project a positive image of himself. A whole cast of other, unforgettable characters enlivens the story of Chicken Marengo, from Napoleons bickering generals, to celebrity chefs, colorful adventurers, acclaimed artists, fabulously wealthy eccentrics, and famous writers such as William Makepeace Thackeray.
Catalogue of the Printed Books in the Library of the University of Edinburgh
Author: Edinburgh University LibraryPublisher:
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Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 1424
Book Description
Catalogue of the Magnificent Private Library of the Late Col. Jonas H. French, of Boston, Mass
Author: Jonas Hanod FrenchPublisher:
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Category : Book auctions
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
The Memoirs of François René, Vicomte de Chateaubriand, Sometime Ambassador to England
Author: François-René vicomte de ChateaubriandPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
The Memoirs of Francois Rene
Author: F.A.R. ChateaubriandPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
The Memoirs of François René
Author: François-René vicomte de ChateaubriandPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description