The Last Emperor of Mexico : A Disaster in the New World Paperback / softback
by Edward Shawcross
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'Hilarious, heartbreaking and utterly extraordinary.' Dominic Sandbrook, Sunday Times Books of the Year'Superbly entertaining.' Financial Times'Jaw-dropping.' Sunday Times'Fascinating.' Guardian'Gripping.' The Times'Terrific . . . A page-turning history of imperial hubris and nemesis, deceit and delusion, love and betrayal on a grand scale.' Sunday TimesIn 1864, a young Austrian archduke by the name of Maximilian crossed the Atlantic to assume a faraway throne.
He had been lured into the voyage by a duplicitous Napoleon III.
Keen to spread his own interests abroad, the French emperor had promised Maximilian a hero's welcome.
Instead, he walked into a bloody guerrilla war. With a head full of impractical ideals - and a penchant for pomp and butterflies - the new 'emperor' was singularly ill-equipped for what lay in store. This is the vivid history of this barely known, barely believable episode - a bloody tragedy of operatic proportions, the effects of which would be felt into the twentieth century and beyond.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:336 pages
- Publisher:Faber & Faber
- Publication Date:05/01/2023
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- ISBN:9780571360581
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In Stock - More than 10 copies availableFree UK DeliveryEstimated delivery 2-3 working days
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:336 pages
- Publisher:Faber & Faber
- Publication Date:05/01/2023
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- ISBN:9780571360581