The Last Emperor of Mexico :A Disaster in the New World
The Last Emperor of Mexico :A Disaster in the New World
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Published:
5 January, 2023
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'Hilarious, heartbreaking and utterly extraordinary.' Dominic Sandbrook, Sunday Times Books of the Year
'Superbly entertaining.' Financial Times
'Jaw-dropping.' Sunday Times
'Fascinating.' Guardian
'Gripping.' The Times
'Terrific . . . A page-turning history of imperial hubris and nemesis, deceit and delusion, love and betrayal on a grand scale.' Sunday Times
In 1864, a young Austrian archduke by the name of Maximilian crossed the Atlantic to assume a faraway throne. He had been lured into the voyage by a duplicitous Napoleon III. Keen to spread his own interests abroad, the French emperor had promised Maximilian a hero's welcome. Instead, he walked into a bloody guerrilla war. With a head full of impractical ideals - and a penchant for pomp and butterflies - the new 'emperor' was singularly ill-equipped for what lay in store.
This is the vivid history of this barely known, barely believable episode - a bloody tragedy of operatic proportions, the effects of which would be felt into the twentieth century and beyond.
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780571360581 |
| ISBN10 | 0571360580 |
| Number Of Pages | 336 |
| Item Weight | 293 g |
| Product Dimensions | 129 x 198 x 20 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Faber & Faber |
| Format | paperback |
| Edition | Main |
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Author's Bio
After graduating from the University of Oxford, Edward Shawcross lived and worked in France, then South Korea and finally Colombia before returning to London where he completed a PhD at UCL. His research specialised on French imperialism in Latin America and the Mexican intellectual thought that underpinned the Second Mexican Empire.