1808: the flight of the emperor ; how a weak prince, a mad queen, and the British navy tricked Napoleon and changed the new world
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Beteilige Person: Gomes, Laurentino 1956- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Guilford Lyons Press 2013
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Beschreibung:Originally published in Portuguese under the title: 1808 : como uma rainha louca, um príncipe medroso e uma corte corrupta enganaram Napoleão e mudaram a história de Portugal e do Brasil. São Paulo : Editora Planeta do Brasil, 2007. - "...this is a set of uncorrected page proofs ..." -- cf. p. [1] at front
Includes bibliographical references and index
Part I. The flight of the emperor -- Flight from Lisbon -- The era of deranged monarchs -- The plan -- The declining empire -- Departure -- The royal archivist -- The voyage -- Salvador -- The colony -- Tree Frog, the reporter -- A letter -- Part II. The rise of Brazil -- Rio de Janeiro -- Dom Joao -- Carlota Joaquina -- Hands in the coffers -- A new court -- Empress of the seas -- Transformation -- The chief of police -- Slavery -- The travelers -- Napoleon's downfall -- The Republic of Pernambuco -- Tropical Versailles -- Part III. The return of the monarch -- Portugal abandoned -- The return -- A new Brazil -- The conversion of Dos Santos Marrocos -- The secret
Umfang:[13], xi-xvi, [1], 3-309, [1] S. Ill., Kt. 23 cm