The invisible emperor : Napoleon on Elba from exile to escape
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Published
New York : Penguin Press, 2018.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
pages cm
Status
Del Norte Public Library - NONFICTION
940.2 BRA M
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940.2 BRA M
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Published
New York : Penguin Press, 2018.
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Street Date
1811
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
"Part forensic investigation, part dramatic jailbreak adventure, Mark Braude's The Invisible Emperor is a gripping narrative history of Napoleon Bonaparte's ten-month exile on the Mediterranean island of Elba In the spring of 1814, Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated. Having overseen an empire spanning half the European continent and governed the lives of some eighty million people, he suddenly found himself exiled to Elba, less than a hundred square miles of territory. This would have been the end of him, if Europe's rulers had had their way. But soon enough Napoleon imposed his preternatural charisma and historic ambition on both his captors and the very island itself, plotting his return to France and to power. After ten months of exile, he escaped Elba with just of over a thousand supporters in tow, landed near Antibes, marched to Paris, and retook the Tuileries Palace--all without firing a shot. Not long after, tens of thousands of people would die fighting for and against him at Waterloo. Braude dramatizes this strange exile and improbable escape in granular detail and with novelistic relish, offering sharp new insights into a largely overlooked moment. He details a terrific cast of secondary characters, including Napoleon's tragically-noble official British minder on Elba, Neil Campbell, forever disgraced for having let "Boney" slip away; and his young second wife, Marie Louise who was twenty-two to Napoleon's forty-four, at the time of his abdication. What emerges is a surprising new perspective on one of history's most consequential figures, which both subverts and celebrates his legendary persona" --,Provided by publisher.
Target Audience
Adult,Brodart.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Braude, M. (2018). The invisible emperor: Napoleon on Elba from exile to escape (First edition.). Penguin Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Braude, Mark. 2018. The Invisible Emperor: Napoleon On Elba From Exile to Escape. Penguin Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Braude, Mark. The Invisible Emperor: Napoleon On Elba From Exile to Escape Penguin Press, 2018.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Braude, Mark. The Invisible Emperor: Napoleon On Elba From Exile to Escape First edition., Penguin Press, 2018.
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