The Invisible Emperor by Mark Braude
Few historical figures are as well-known as Napoleon Bonaparte, and yet the Emperor's ten-month exile on the small island of Elba is virtually unexplored. Now, for the first time, we have a window into this critical moment when the most powerful man on earth turns defeat into one final challenge. A close character study mixed with a world-shaking drama, The Invisible Emperor will show Napoleon as he's never before been seen: as heart-broken husband, civil engineer, interior decorator, gardener and spy master. It will show a man at his nadir rise up against the global odds to build a miniature island empire, turn his two greatest foes into his closest confidantes, and return to France without firing a single shot.
Lively and insightful * TLS *
Praise for Making Monte Carlo: Braude's fluent and fast-paced writing style is ideally suited to his subject matter, which is all about vision, speed of thought and execution.. this is such an overlooked history - one that Belgian author Luc Sante justifiably describes in the book's blurb as being "as capacious and dramatic as a 19th-century thriller". * The Financial Times *
A well-researched, dramatic rags-to-riches urban tale. * Kirkus Reviews *
Praise for Making Monte Carlo: Braude's fluent and fast-paced writing style is ideally suited to his subject matter, which is all about vision, speed of thought and execution.. this is such an overlooked history - one that Belgian author Luc Sante justifiably describes in the book's blurb as being "as capacious and dramatic as a 19th-century thriller". * The Financial Times *
A well-researched, dramatic rags-to-riches urban tale. * Kirkus Reviews *
Mark Braude is a lecturer in modern European history at Stanford and the author of Making Monte Carlo (Simon and Schuster)
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| ISBN 13 | 9781781258026 |
| ISBN 10 | 1781258023 |
| Title | The Invisible Emperor |
| Author | Mark Braude |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Profile Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2018-09-27 |
| Number of pages | 384 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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