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The Black Room at Longwood: Napoleon's Exile on Saint Helena

Categorie	Geschiedenis Europa
Boeknummer	#329065-ZA12
Titel	The Black Room at Longwood: Napoleon's Exile on Saint Helena
Auteur	Kauffmann, Jean-Paul
Boektype	Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij	New York, NY : Four Walls Eight Windows
Jaar van uitgave	1999
ISBN10	1568581289
ISBN13	9781568581286
Taal	Engels
Beschrijving	Original yellow boards, gilt lettered spine, dust jacket, illustrated with some colour photographs, 8vo.
Samenvatting	Like his subject, Napoleon, author Jean-Paul Kauffmann has experienced captivity, as a three-year hostage in Beirut. He brings his insider's knowledge to this moving account of the most famous French soldier's last years in seclusion on a tropical island. After his defeat at Waterloo in 1815, Napoleon was exiled and imprisoned by the British on the island of St. Helena. He became increasingly withdrawn, surviving on a diet of memories that he recounted to the few people around him. But the book -- part history, part travelogue -- portrays the leader as a prisoner also of his mind, poisoned by nostalgia for his triumphs and grief over his defeats. "A haunting, unforgettable book.... Kauffmann captures the desolate atmosphere of Napoleon's last home with evocative precision." -- Boston Globe
Pagina's	297
Conditie	Goed
Prijs	€ 12,50

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