Forrest, Alan I.
New York : St. Martin’s Griffin, 2013.
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Notes:

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 371-385) and index.
• Paris : 1840 — Corsican beginnings — Son of the revolution — Bonaparte in Italy — Lure of the Orient — First consul — From consulate to Empire — Quest for glory — A vision of civil society — The reinvention of monarchy — From the peninsula to Leipzig — The hundred days — Years of exile — Life after death.
• A comprehensive account of the life and enduring influence of the early 19th-century French emperor covers his rise to prominence, the ways his life reflected his time, and the lingering impact of his death on national stability.

Subjects:

• Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821.
• Emperors — France — Biography.
• France — History — 1789-1815.
• Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815.

Requested by deVries, J