Jasper Ridley 53990 - Maximilian and Juárez
Schrijver: | Jasper Ridley 53990 |
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Titel: | Maximilian and Juárez |
ISBN: | 9781842121504 |
Taal: | Engels |
Uitgever: | Phoenix Press |
Bijzonderheden: | Goed, 2001, 368p |
Prijs: | € 8,50 |
Verzendkosten: | € 4,50 (binnen Nederland) |
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A strange episode that is at once a central part of American history and a tragic tale of human ambition and cultural misunderstanding. In an ill-starred undertaking, Napoleon III attempted to install Archduke Maximilian of Austria as the Emperor of Mexico. The move pitted liberals against conservatives, and the New World against the Old--and ended with Maximilian's execution, the insanity of his wife, Charlotte, and the emergence of the United States as a world power. \"Jasper Ridley has written a riveting account of an episode which is exciting throughout and tragic at the end; it is also essential reading to understand the history of the United States today.\"--Antonia Fraser. A strange episode that is at once a central part of American history and a tragic tale of human ambition and cultural misunderstanding. In an ill-starred undertaking, Napoleon III attempted to install Archduke Maximilian of Austria as the Emperor of Mexico. The move pitted liberals against conservatives, and the New World against the Old--and ended with Maximilian's execution, the insanity of his wife, Charlotte, and the emergence of the United States as a world power. \"Jasper Ridley has written a riveting account of an episode which is exciting throughout and tragic at the end; it is also essential reading to understand the history of the United States today.\"--Antonia Fraser.
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