The Emperor's Last Island: A Journey to St. Helena
by Blackburn, Julia
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- Paperback
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- ISBN 10
- 0679739378
- ISBN 13
- 9780679739371
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About This Item
Vintage, 1993. Softcover. Like New. 8x5x0. After his defeat at Waterloo in 1815, Napoleon was exiled to the island of St. Helena--"further away from anywhere than anywhere else in the world," writes Julia Blackburn, who describes the final years of Napoleon's life on this remote rock in the South Atlantic Ocean, where he died in 1821. A handful of quarreling sycophants accompanied him during his exile, all vying for favors and tolerating the former general's constant cheating at card games. Meanwhile, a contingent of British soldiers kept him under close observation. They feared that he would escape, but an attempt was never made. Interestingly, Blackburn disputes the theory that Napoleon was assassinated by arsenic poisoning. She adds details of her own trip to the island, which continues to serve as a bleak outpost of the British Empire. It was apparently once a place of great natural splendor, but early visitors cut down its trees, which loosened the soil for the eroding winds; the island never really recovered. A few maps and photos would have helped, but this unique book deserves attention from all Napoleon fans.
Synopsis
Julia Blackburn is the author of three books of nonfiction, Charles Waterton, The Emperor’s Last Island , and Daisy Bates in the Desert , and of two novels, The Book of Color and The Leper’s Companions , both of which were shortlisted for the Orange Prize. She lives in England.
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- Bookseller
- Michael Patrick McCarty, Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- SKU2010027453
- Title
- The Emperor's Last Island: A Journey to St. Helena
- Author
- Blackburn, Julia
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0679739378
- ISBN 13
- 9780679739371
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1993
- Size
- 8x5x0
- X weight
- 8 oz
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