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1 online resource (292 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps |
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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; Epilogue; Chronology; Dramatis Personae; Notes; Bibliography; Acknowledgments; Index |
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Joseph Bonaparte, King of Naples and Spain, claimed that he had never wanted the roles thrust upon him by his younger brother Napoleon. When Napoleon's downfall forced Joseph into exile, he was able to retire to the country at last, but in a surprising place--he spent his last seventeen years in the United States. Joseph arrived in America with a fortune in hand and built a magnificent New Jersey estate he called Point Breeze, filled with paintings and sculpture by such luminaries as David, Canova, Rubens, and Titian. Joseph became friend and host to many of the nation's wealthiest and most cultivated citizens, and his art collection played a crucial role in transmitting European taste to America. He never ceased longing for his homeland, however. Although he would repeatedly plead with his wife to join him, he fathered children by two other women in America. Yet he never stopped plotting to ensure the dynastic survival of the Bonapartes.--From publisher description |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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In English |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
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Joseph Bonaparte, King of Spain, 1768-1844 -- Exile -- United States
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Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 -- Family
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Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 -- Family
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Joseph Bonaparte, King of Spain, 1768-1844 -- Exile -- United States
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Joseph Bonaparte, King of Spain, 1768-1844 fast |
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Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 fast |
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY.
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Historical.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Historical.
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Exile (Punishment)
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Families
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Kings and rulers
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Regions & Countries - Europe.
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History & Archaeology.
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France.
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Spain -- Kings and rulers -- Biography
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Spain
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United States
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Biographies
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Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2004061162 |
| ISBN |
9780812290424 |
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0812290429 |
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0812238729 |
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9780812238723 |
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