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As one of the 40 million aficionados of the Emperor Napoleon , Pedro Miguel della Vegga has been enthroned in the International Napoleonic Society as a fellow member by September, 2001. The author has imagined a new story life period for the Emperor Napoleon in Texas of more than 12 years until 1833, year of his assassination in front of the Great Metropolitan Cathedral in Mexico .. After his rescue from Saint Helena , Napoleon sails to New Orleans , forms a new great army in the United States under the command of General Marquis de Lafayette and five years later , by Sam Houston ,governor of Tennessee and he found a new confederation in Vera Cruz , supported by the General Santa Anna who is representing the last political power to stop the belligerents until the very end .But unfortunately the Great Emperor of all is unavoidably heading for Mexican War.
This book is suitable for children age 9 and above. Napoleon Bonaparte was the first emperor of France. He was a very successful military general and he led his army into many victorious battles. This is the story of how a lawyer's son rose to become a powerful emperor.
An Australian Book Review Best Book of the Year One of France’s most famous historians compares two exemplars of political and military leadership to make the unfashionable case that individuals, for better and worse, matter in history. Historians have taught us that the past is not just a tale of heroes and wars. The anonymous millions matter and are active agents of change. But in democratizing history, we have lost track of the outsized role that individual will and charisma can play in shaping the world, especially in moments of extreme tumult. Patrice Gueniffey provides a compelling reminder in this powerful dual biography of two transformative leaders, Napoleon Bonaparte and Charles ...
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