The Last Emperor of Mexico

Name: The Last Emperor of Mexico
Brand: Basic Books
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By Edward Shawcross

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"In the 1860s, Napoleon III persuaded a young Austrian Archduke and a Belgian princess to leave Europe and become the Emperor and Empress of Mexico. Political novices Maximilian and Carlota accepted the throne and arrived in a Mexico newly pacified by a French army of 30,000 troops ruled by terror, pushing Mexico's great revolutionary leader Benito Juarez to the American border. Maximilian and Carlotta were unable to raise new taxes and found themselves simultaneously contending with France's threats to withdraw troops and battling Juarez's resurgent forces. When America aided Juarez in pushing back Maximilian's imperial soldiers, their regime fell apart. Maximilian was executed by a firing squad and Carlota descended into madness, spending the rest of her long life secluded in a Belgian castle"--

Product details

Binding:

Paperback

Number of Pages:

352

Release Date:

2024-09-03

Publication Date:

2024-09-03

Publisher:

Basic Books

Languages:

Original: English

ISBN10:

1541674200

ISBN13:

9781541674202

GPSR Manufacturer Reference:

[email protected]

Weight:

314 g

Height:

137 cm

Width:

207 cm

Thickness:

23 cm

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