| Description |
320 pages ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 951-980) and index. |
| Contents |
Part I. Napoleon and Corsica: 1769-1793 -- An Italian family in Corsica -- A French upbringing -- The French officer and the Corsican patriot -- The revolutionary of Ajaccio -- Lost illusions -- Part II. Entry into the scene: 1793-1796 -- Toulon -- In search of a future -- Happiness -- Part III. The Italian Campaign: 1796-1797 -- That beautiful Italy -- An Italian policy? -- On the road to Vienna -- Mombello -- Saving the Directory -- Campoformio -- Parisian interlude -- Part IV. The Egyptian Expedition: 1798-1799 -- The road to the Indies -- The conquest of the Nile -- Governing Egypt -- Jaffa -- The return from the orient -- Part V. Crossing the Rubicon: 1799 -- The conspiracy -- Brumaire -- Part VI. A king for the revolution: 1799-1802 -- First Consul -- First steps -- From the Tuileries to Marengo -- Works and days -- The turning point of 1801 -- Peace with the church -- The top of the ladder. |
| Language |
Translated from the French. |
| Subject |
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821.
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Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821. |
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Emperors -- France -- Biography.
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Emperors. |
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France. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Subject |
Heads of state -- France -- Biography.
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Heads of state. |
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France -- History -- Consulate and First Empire, 1799-1815.
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| Chronological Term |
1799 - 1815 |
| Genre/Form |
History.
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Biographies.
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| Added Author |
Rendall, Steven, translator.
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| Added Title |
Bonaparte. English
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| ISBN |
0674368355 (alkaline paper) |
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9780674368354 (alkaline paper) |
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