Napoleon : emperor and conqueror
Title
:
Napoleon : emperor and conqueror
Personal Author EPSB
:
Kimberley. Heuston
Summary
:
An engaging biography of Napoleon Bonaparte--one of the most brilliant and reckless generals in history--who declared himself emperor of France in 1804, conquered lands from Portugal to Poland, made kings and queens of his family members, and nearly brought all of Europe to its knees.
Year Published
:
2010
Series
:
A wicked history
Physical Description
:
128 p. : ill. , map ; 19 cm.
Note
:
"Egotist" -- cover.
Contents
:
A taste for power. -- Born to fight -- Going French -- Revolution! -- In command -- Success in Paris -- General Bonaparte. -- The war in Italy -- Into Egypt -- Seizing power -- Enforcing the peace -- Remaking France -- Emperor Napoleon. -- Better than king -- Unlimited power -- The continental system -- The Spanish ulcer -- Domestic affairs -- Disaster on the battlefield -- Waterloo.
A taste for power. -- Born to fight -- Going French -- Revolution! -- In command -- Success in Paris -- General Bonaparte. -- The war in Italy -- Into Egypt -- Seizing power -- Enforcing the peace -- Remaking France -- Emperor Napoleon. -- Better than king -- Unlimited power -- The continental system -- The Spanish ulcer -- Domestic affairs -
Personal Subject
:
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821-Juvenile literature.
Subject
:
Emperors -- France -- Biography.
Emperors -- France -- Biography
Emperors.
Geographic Term
:
France -- History -- 1789-1815 -- Juvenile literature.
France -- History -- 1789-1815
France -- History.
Summary
:
An engaging biography of Napoleon Bonaparte--one of the most brilliant and reckless generals in history--who declared himself emperor of France in 1804, conquered lands from Portugal to Poland, made kings and queens of his family members, and nearly brought all of Europe to its knees.
ISBN
:
9780531212776
Publisher
:
New York : Franklin Watts, c2010.
| Library | Call Number | Type | Item Barcode | Status |
|---|
| A. Blair McPherson | HIS 921 WIC | Book | 31458000147119 | Historical Fiction |