Format:
Online-Ressource (296 p)
ISBN:
9780812238723
Content:
In The Man Who Had Been King, Patricia Tyson Stroud provides a rich account of the life of Napoleon's brother Joseph Bonaparte in the United States, detailing how his palatial estate, gardens, and art collection made him a key figure in the importation of European taste to America.
Content:
Cover -- The MAN who had been KING -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- CONTENTS -- List of Illustrations -- Preface -- 1. A New Life -- 2. A Man of Property -- 3. Alone -- 4. Friends, Family, and Anna -- 5. Point Breeze -- 6. Bonaparte's Park -- 7. The Last of Napoleon -- 8. Charlotte -- 9. Zénaïde and Charles -- 10. Emilie -- 11. Connoisseur and Collector -- 12. Lafayette Changes His Position -- 13. The Siren Call of Europe -- 14. A Bonaparte in England -- 15. Return to Point Breeze -- 16. Death in the Family -- 17. Farewell to America -- Epilogue -- Chronology -- Dramatis Personae -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Index.
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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""Cover""; ""The MAN who had been KING""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Dedication""; ""CONTENTS""; ""List of Illustrations""; ""Preface""; ""1. A New Life""; ""2. A Man of Property""; ""3. Alone""; ""4. Friends, Family, and Anna""; ""5. Point Breeze""; ""6. Bonaparte's Park""; ""7. The Last of Napoleon""; ""8. Charlotte""; ""9. Zénaïde and Charles""; ""10. Emilie""; ""11. Connoisseur and Collector""; ""12. Lafayette Changes His Position""; ""13. The Siren Call of Europe""; ""14. A Bonaparte in England""; ""15. Return to Point Breeze""; ""16. Death in the Family""; ""17. Farewell to America""
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""Epilogue""""Chronology""; ""Dramatis Personae""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Index""
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780812290424
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780812238723
Additional Edition:
Print version Man Who Had Been King : The American Exile of Napoleon's Brother Joseph
Language:
English
Keywords:
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