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The Last Emperor of Mexico

By Edward Shawcross

The Last Emperor of Mexico Social Sciences

The Last Emperor of Mexico

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''Hilarious, heartbreaking and utterly extraordinary.'' Dominic Sandbrook, Sunday Times Books of the Year 'Superbly entertaining.' Financial Times 'Jaw-dropping.' Sunday Times 'Fascinating.' Guardian 'Gripping.' The Times 'Terrific . . . A page-turning history of imperial hubris and nemesis, deceit and delusion, love and betrayal on a grand scale.' Sunday Times In 1864, a young Austrian archduke by the name of Maximilian crossed the Atlantic to assume a faraway throne. He had been lured into the voyage by a duplicitous Napoleon III. Keen to spread his own interests abroad, the French emperor had promised Maximilian a hero's welcome. Instead, he walked into a bloody guerrilla war. With a head full of impractical ideals - and a penchant for pomp and butterflies - the new 'emperor' was singularly ill-equipped for what lay in store. This is the vivid history of this barely known, barely believable episode - a bloody tragedy of operatic proportions, the effects of which would be felt into the twentieth century and beyond.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
336
Release Date:
2023-01-05
Publication Date:
2023-01-05
Publisher:
Faber & Faber
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0571360580
ISBN13:
9780571360581
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
292 g
Height:
128 cm
Width:
194 cm
Thickness:
25 cm
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