Author: David StactonPublisher: New York : Simon and Shuster
ISBN:
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 440
Book Description
"This is a book not about Napoléon, but about his family and what became of it, after 1814."- Preface.
The Bonapartes
Author: David StactonPublisher: New York : Simon and Shuster
ISBN:
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 440
Book Description
"This is a book not about Napoléon, but about his family and what became of it, after 1814."- Preface.
The Bonapartes
Author: William H. C. SmithPublisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 9781852854621
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
A history of the Bonaparte family during their time of rule describes Napoleon I's rise to the crown following an impressive military career, recounts the exile of Napoleon II, and offers insight into the dynasty's renewal during the reign of Napoleon III.
The Bonapartes
Author: William H. C. SmithPublisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 9781852855789
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description
The Bonapartes tells of the lasting influence exercised by France's Fourth Dynasty.
The Bonapartes in America
Author: Clarence Edward MacartneyPublisher: Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN: 1789123712
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
Amazing and exciting, as romantic as it is realistic and historically authentic, THE BONAPARTES IN AMERICA was the first published work to contain in one volume all available material, much of it newly discovered by them, on every member of the Bonaparte family that lived in the United States or was connected in any way with the country. Dr. Macartney, distinguished historian, former head of the Presbyterian Church in the United States, and Major Dorrance, author and publisher, roamed afar in their quest of new and important material. Research in the British Museum, and special trips through France and to Corsica, to mention but a few, went into their book of old romance, which was first published on the 100th anniversary of the former King Joseph Bonaparte’s final return to Europe from the United States. This one famous and colorful family has placed a great if hitherto little known part in the building of America, our native land. THE BONAPARTES IN AMERICA contains fascinating chapters on Jerome Bonaparte and Elizabeth Patterson; Charles J. Bonaparte of Baltimore; Joseph Bonaparte at Philadelphia, Bordentown, New Jersey, and Lake Bonaparte New York; the Murats of Florida; Napoleon III in New York City; Napoleon III and Mexico; The Napoleonic Exiles in Alabama; Texas and the Champ d’Asile; Marshal Ney and North Carolina; Napoleon and the Louisiana Purchase; Napoleon’s American Son in California; and American Plots to Rescue Napoleon from St. Helena. THE. BONAPARTES IN AMERICA is beautifully illustrated with old portraits and engravings, including pictures of Napoleon, Jerome and Elizabeth. Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte. Charles J. Bonaparte, Joseph Bonaparte, Joseph’s I Philadelphia home, “Point Breeze” and Bonaparte I park at Bordentown, Lake Bonaparte, Prince and Princess Achille Murat, Napoleon III, Letizia Bonaparte, mother of Napoleon, John Gordon Bonaparte of San Francisco and the Napoleon House at New Orleans.
Napoleon's Family
Author: Desmond SewardPublisher:
ISBN: 9781910670309
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description
'With precision, wit and remarkable clarity, the author chronicles the intertwined lives of these half-savage squireens, scarcely more than peasants with coats of arms through an all but unbelievable saga of vanity, stupidity and mindless greed.' Washington Post 'The rise and fall of Napoleon Bonaparte retold - and retold most engagingly - with emphasis on the greatest of all his many burdens.' The New Yorker In Napoleon's Family, Desmond Seward recounts the saga of these arriviste emigres. The back-biting and bickering for honours among the Emperor's siblings was often vicious, always entertaining, and an embarrassment to their brother. They showed no aptitude for governing or courage on the battlefield, only for self-indulgence. One brother was a drunken wastrel, another a venal womaniser, a third a paranoid depressive. The sisters had an insatiable appetite for lovers, among whom were Metternich and the violinist Paganani. The book is more than a scandalous family chronicle, however. It offers a penetrating view of Napoleon - a military genius who brought France to the height of glory, a far-sighted ruler who initiated social and economic reforms, but a man who could not escape from his background or to control his own family."
Bonaparte's Sons
Author: Richard HowardPublisher: Canelo
ISBN: 178863196X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 395
Book Description
In this sweeping historical series debut, a fallen French aristocrat must prove himself in the furnace of Napoleon’s army. France, 1795: Confusion and fear reign in the Republic. With her troops facing starvation and annihilation on three fronts, France is killing her patriots. Alain Lausard, an aristocrat whose family were massacred in The Terror, now rots in prison. His one chance at freedom is to serve in the faltering Italian campaign, now commanded by a young Napoleon Bonaparte. Trained as a soldier, Lausard commands respect for turning his ragged miscreants into ruthless cavalry. Yet tensions remain. As the unit falls under the command of the despotic Cezar, a hazardous mission behind enemy lines threatens everything . . .
The Marriages of the Bonapartes
Author: Denis BinghamBiographies of the Bonapartes ... With portraits, etc
Author: Family of BONAPARTEThe Marriages of the Bonapartes
Author: Denis Arthur BinghamPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 394
Book Description
Author: Ahriman I.