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| Genre/Form: | Biography |
|---|---|
| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Herold, J. Christopher. Age of Napoleon. New York: American Heritage Pub. Co.; book trade distribution by Harper & Row, c1963 (OCoLC)646962399 |
| Named Person: | Napoleon, Emperor of the French; Napoléon, empereur des Français |
| Material Type: | Biography |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
J Christopher Herold |
| OCLC Number: | 965205 |
| Notes: | Maps in lining papers. Includes index. |
| Description: | 453, 16 p. : ill., ports, maps ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | Introduction / Marshall B. Davidson -- Hero for an age -- The rise to power -- Ideas in conflict -- From consul to Caesar -- The conquest of Europe -- The Spanish ordeal -- Resolute Britain -- The road to Tyranny -- The colonial world -- The Russian nemesis -- The last gamble -- Legacy and legend. |
| Responsibility: | by J. Christopher Herold. |
Abstract:
Called an "outstanding work of popular history" by The New York Times, this book is the biography of an enigmatic and legendary personality, as well as the portrait of an entire age. The author explores relevant political, cultural, military, commercial, and social history. -- Publisher's description.
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- France -- History -- Consulate and First Empire, 1799-1815.
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by ntoulany updated 2012-04-17
