Joseph Bonaparte Makers of History

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Joseph Bonaparte Makers of History

by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott

EN·~7 hours·19 chapters

Chapters

19 total
1

Makers of History

0:01
2

Joseph Bonaparte - BY - JOHN S. C. ABBOTT

0:22
3

PREFACE.

3:47
4

ENGRAVINGS.

0:27
5

JOSEPH BONAPARTE.

0:01
6

CHAPTER I. - Scenes in Early Life. - 1768-1793

25:03
7

CHAPTER II. - Diplomatic Labors. - 1793-1797

35:34
8

CHAPTER III. - JOSEPH THE PEACE-MAKER. - 1798-1802

27:58
9

CHAPTER IV. - JOSEPH KING OF NAPLES. - 1803-1807

48:40
10

CHAPTER V. - THE CROWN A BURDEN. - 1806-1807

34:12

Description

A compact portrait of Joseph Bonaparte brings the restless spirit of the Napoleonic age into clear focus. Beginning with his Corsican roots, the narrative follows the young lawyer’s early encounters with family, ambition, and the turbulent politics that shaped his childhood. It sketches the formative moments that forged his character before the Revolution’s shockwaves reached his doorstep.

From the lively streets of Corsica to the courts of Paris, the story traces his swift ascent into the orbit of his famous brother, Napoleon. Along the way, the account highlights Joseph’s own political instincts, his attempts to balance royal duty with the ideals of the emerging republic, and his early diplomatic forays. Listeners will gain a vivid sense of the man who straddled monarchical ambition and popular reform, setting the stage for the dramatic chapters that await.

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Joseph Bonaparte Makers of History Makers of History

Language

en

Duration

~7 hours (423K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by D Alexander and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Release date

2011-04-04

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott

John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott

1805–1877

A 19th-century American writer and minister, he brought famous lives and sweeping histories to a wide audience. He is especially remembered for vivid, popular biographies and for a bestselling history of Napoleon.

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