The Man Who Had Been King: The American Exile of Napoleon's Brother Joseph
Really interesting subject but the book was hard to read....
Joseph Bonaparte, King of Naples and Spain, claimed that he had never wanted the overpowering roles thrust upon him by his illustrious younger brother Napoleon. Left to his own devices, he would probably have been a lawyer in his native Corsica, a country gentleman with leisure to read the great literature he treasured and oversee the maintenance of his property. When Napoleon's downfall forced Joseph into exile, he was able to become that country gentleman at last, but in a place he could scarcely have imagined.It comes as a surprise to most people that Joseph spent seventeen years in the United States following Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo. In "The Man Who Had Been King," Patricia Tyson Stroud has written a rich account--drawing on unpublished Bonaparte family letters--of this American exile, much of it passed in regal splendor high above the banks of the Delaware River in New Jersey.Upon his escape from France in 1815, Joseph arrived in the new land with a fortune in hand and shortly embarked upon building and fitting out...
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- Pages: 296 pages
- ISBN: 9780812238723 / 812238729
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Really interesting subject but the book was hard to read. I admit to skimming. I couldn't really get into this although it related directly to the history of my family. The writing was not compelling enough to hold my attention. A very interesting and complete account of the life of Joseph Bonaparte - and more extensively on the period of his american exile. Patricia Tyson Stroud offers here a research of quality, presenting sources that were unknown to the public (private collections...)
