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 “A suspenseful, fast-paced account. . . . Braude’s prose glints with humor and humanity.” —Seattle Times

A gripping narrative history of Napoleon Bonaparte's ten-month exile on the Mediterranean island of Elba

In the spring of 1814, Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated. Having overseen an empire spanning half the European continent and governed the lives of some eighty million people, he suddenly found himself exiled to Elba, less than a hundred square miles of territory. This would have been the end of him, if Europe's rulers had had their way. But soon enough Napoleon imposed his preternatural charisma and historic ambition on both his captors and the very island itself, plotting his return to France and to power. After ten months of exile, he escaped Elba with just of over a thousand supporters in tow, marched to Paris, and retook the Tuileries Palace--all without firing a shot. Not long after, tens of thousands of people would di

The Invisible Emperor Napoleon on Elba from Exile

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      Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc
      Published 8 October 2019
      ISBN-13 9780735222625
      978-0735222625
      ISBN-10 0735222622
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
       “A suspenseful, fast-paced account. . . . Braude’s prose glints with humor and humanity.” —Seattle Times

      A gripping narrative history of Napoleon Bonaparte's ten-month exile on the Mediterranean island of Elba

      In the spring of 1814, Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated. Having overseen an empire spanning half the European continent and governed the lives of some eighty million people, he suddenly found himself exiled to Elba, less than a hundred square miles of territory. This would have been the end of him, if Europe's rulers had had their way. But soon enough Napoleon imposed his preternatural charisma and historic ambition on both his captors and the very island itself, plotting his return to France and to power. After ten months of exile, he escaped Elba with just of over a thousand supporters in tow, marched to Paris, and retook the Tuileries Palace--all without firing a shot. Not long after, tens of thousands of people would di

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