{"product_id":"napoleon-life-legacy-and-image-a-biography-paperback","title":"Napoleon: Life, Legacy, and Image: A Biography - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom Alan Forrest, a preeminent British scholar, comes an exceedingly readable account of the man and his legend \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn a cold December day in 1840 Parisians turned out in force to watch as the body of Napoleon was solemnly carried on a riverboat from Courbevoie on its final journey to the Invalides. The return of their long-dead emperor's corpse from the island of St. Helena was a moment that Paris had eagerly awaited, though many feared that the memories stirred would serve to further destabilize a country that had struggled for order and direction since he had been sent into exile. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this book Alan Forrest tells the remarkable story of how the son of a Corsican attorney became the most powerful man in Europe, a man whose charisma and legacy endured after his lonely death many thousands of miles from the country whose fate had become so entwined with his own. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlong the way, Forrest also cuts away the many layers of myth and counter myth that have grown up around Napoleon, a man who mixed history and legend promiscuously. Drawing on original research and his own distinguished background in French history, Forrest demonstrates that Napoleon was as much a product of his times as their creator.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51433685647583,"sku":"9781250038357","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/mzY-e4fZc39781250038357.webp?v=1790016899","url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/products\/napoleon-life-legacy-and-image-a-biography-paperback","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}