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Author : Eugene Lemoine Didier
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1879
Category : Electronic
ISBN : HARVARD:HX2WV8
Author : Harnett Thomas Kane
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1963
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UCAL:$B103879
Author : Ruth Hull Chatlien
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2021-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1937484890
As a clever girl in stodgy, mercantile Baltimore, Betsy Patterson dreams of a marriage that will transport her to cultured Europe. When she falls in love with and marries Jerome Bonaparte, she believes her dream has come true--until Jerome's older brother Napoleon becomes an implacable enemy.Based on a true story, The Ambitious Madame Bonaparte is a historical novel that portrays this woman's tumultuous life. Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte, known to history as Betsy Bonaparte, scandalized Washington with her daring French fashions; visited Niagara Falls when it was an unsettled wilderness; survived a shipwreck and run-ins with British and French warships; dined with presidents and danced with dukes; and lived through the 1814 Battle of Baltimore. Yet through it all, Betsy never lost sight of her primary goal--to win recognition of her marriage.
Author : Carol Berkin
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2014-02-11
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780385351621
From the award-winning historian and author of Revolutionary Mothers (“Incisive, thoughtful, spiced with vivid anecdotes. Don’t miss it.”—Thomas Fleming) and Civil War Wives (“Utterly fresh . . . Sensitive, poignant, thoroughly fascinating.”—Jay Winik), here is the remarkable life of Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte, renowned as the most beautiful woman of nineteenth-century Baltimore, whose marriage in 1803 to Jérôme Bonaparte, the youngest brother of Napoleon Bonaparte, became inextricably bound to the diplomatic and political histories of the United States, France, and England. In Wondrous Beauty, Carol Berkin tells the story of this audacious, outsized life. We see how the news of the union infuriated Napoleon and resulted in his banning the then pregnant Betsy Bonaparte from disembarking in any European port, offering his brother the threat of remaining married to that “American girl” and forfeiting all wealth and power—or renouncing her, marrying a woman of Napoleon’s choice, and reaping the benefits. Jérôme ended the marriage posthaste and was made king of Westphalia; Betsy fled to England, gave birth to her son and only child, Jérôme’s namesake, and was embraced by the English press, who boasted that their nation had opened its arms to the cruelly abandoned young wife. Berkin writes that this naïve, headstrong American girl returned to Baltimore a wiser, independent woman, refusing to seek social redemption or a return to obscurity through a quiet marriage to a member of Baltimore’s merchant class. Instead she was courted by many, indifferent to all, and initiated a dangerous game of politics—a battle for a pension from Napoleon—which she won: her pension from the French government arrived each month until Napoleon’s exile. Using Betsy Bonaparte’s extensive letters, the author makes clear that the “belle of Baltimore” disdained America’s obsession with moneymaking, its growing ethos of democracy, and its rigid gender roles that confined women to the parlor and the nursery; that she sought instead a European society where women created salons devoted to intellectual life—where she was embraced by many who took into their confidence, such as Madame de Staël, Madame Récamier, the aging Marquise de Villette (goddaughter of Voltaire), among others—and where aristocracy, based on birth and breeding rather than commerce, dominated society. Wondrous Beauty is a riveting portrait of a woman torn between two worlds, unable to find peace in either—one a provincial, convention-bound new America; the other a sophisticated, extravagant Old World Europe that embraced freedoms, a Europe ultimately swallowed up by decadence and idleness. A stunning revelation of an extraordinary age.
Author : Daniel S. Burt
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 636 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2001-02-28
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780313017261
From Marilyn to Mussolini, people captivate people. A&E's Biography, best-selling autobiographies, and biographical novels testify to the popularity of the genre. But where does one begin? Collected here are descriptions and evaluations of over 10,000 biographical works, including books of fact and fiction, biographies for young readers, and documentaries and movies, all based on the lives of over 500 historical figures from scientists and writers, to political and military leaders, to artists and musicians. Each entry includes a brief profile, autobiographical and primary sources, and recommended works. Short reviews describe the pertinent biographical works and offer insight into the qualities and special features of each title, helping readers to find the best biographical material available on hundreds of fascinating individuals.
Author : Eugene Lemoine Didier
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1879
Category : Electronic
ISBN : PRNC:32101072313560
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2024-07-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
Author : Laure Junot Abrantès (duchesse d')
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 560 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1836
Category : France
ISBN : HARVARD:HWHIKA
Author : John Stevens Cabot Abbott
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 682 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1856
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : WISC:89096171046
Author : John Stevens Cabot Abbott
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 722 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1860
Category : France
ISBN : OXFORD:590001050
Author : W. T. R. Saffell
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2023-07-22
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783382815752
Reprint of the original, first published in 1873. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.
Author : William Thomas Roberts Saffell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1873
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UVA:X000478439
Author : Sandra Gulland
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2002-05-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780743213585
In the second novel in the acclaimed Josephine B. Trilogy, Sandra Gulland offers a sweeping yet intimate portrayal of the political and personal struggles of the wife of the most powerful man in the world. Tales of Passion, Tales of Woe is the much-awaited sequel to Sandra Gulland's highly acclaimed first novel, The Many Lives & Secret Sorrows of Josephine B. Beginning in Paris in 1796, the saga continues as Josephine awakens to her new life as Mrs. Napoleon Bonaparte. Through her intimate diary entries and Napoleon's impassioned love letters, an astonishing portrait of an incredible woman emerges. Gulland transports us into the ballrooms and bedrooms of exquisite palaces and onto the blood-soaked fields of Napoleon's campaigns. As Napoleon marches to power, we witness, through Josephine, the political intrigues and personal betrayals -- both sexual and psychological -- that result in death, ruin, and victory for those closest to her.
Author : Helen Leah Reed
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2019-12-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:4057664563941
In 'Napoleon's Young Neighbor', author Helen Leah Reed brings to life little-known moments in the final years of Napoleon Bonaparte's life. Based on 'Recollections of Napoleon at St. Helena' by Mrs. Abell, this semi-fictional novel takes a vivid and engaging approach to conversations and incidents related in Mrs. Abell's book. With added pages of historical context and a rearranged narrative, the book offers a comprehensive look at the life of Napoleon, from his defeat at Waterloo to his final days on St. Helena island. From the excitement of ball-gowns to the serious side of politics, readers will be transported to the world of Napoleon and those around him in this engaging and well-researched novel.
Author : John S. C. Abbott
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 680 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1855
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BSB:BSB10420151