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Josephine, Sweet and Incomparable
Publisher
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Payot
Parution date
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1999
EAN
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9782228892650
Description
Plucked from her native Martinique at the age of 16 to marry the Vicomte de Beauharnais in Paris, Josephine eventually sees her husband die on the scaffold, spends 100 days in prison, finds herself widowed with two children at the age of 30, and goes on to become Madame Bonaparte, "Impératrice." The moving story of her fascinating life.
Author
Chevallier Chevallier : One of the most respected historians of the First Empire, author Bernard Chevallier has not only written an accurate and informational biography, but a gripping tale of one of the most loved female figures in the history of France.
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