1808: The Flight of the Emperor: How a Weak Prince, a Mad Queen, and the British Navy Tricked Napoleon and Changed the New World
(Book #1 in the História do Brasil Series)
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In a time of terror for Europe's monarchs--imprisoned, exiled, executed--Napoleon's army marched toward Lisbon. Cornered, Prince Regent Jo o had to make the most fraught decision of his life. Protected by the British Navy, he fled to Brazil with his entire family, including his deranged mother, most of the nobility, and the entire state apparatus. Until then, no European monarch had ever set foot in the Americas.
Thousands made the voyage, but...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0762787961
ISBN13:9780762787968
Release Date:September 2013
Publisher:Lyons Press
Length:352 Pages
Weight:1.40 lbs.
Dimensions:1.2" x 6.3" x 9.2"
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