1808 : the flight of the emperor : how a weak prince, a mad queen, and the British navy tricked Napoleon and changed the new world / Laurentino Gomes : translated from the Portuguese by Andrew Nevins.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gomes, Laurentino, 1956-

Contributor:

Nevins, Andrew., Translator.

Standardized Title:

1808. English

Language:

English

Portuguese

Subjects (All):

Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821--Relations with Latin Americans.

Napoleon.

Peninsular War, 1807-1814--Portugal.

Peninsular War, 1807-1814.

Monarchy--Portugal--History--19th century.

Monarchy.

Portugal--History--Maria I, 1777-1816.

Portugal.

Portugal--History--John VI, 1816-1826.

Brazil--History--1763-1822.

Brazil.

Physical Description:

xiv,321 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Guilford, Connecticut : Lyons Press, an imprint of Globe Pequot Press, 2013.

Contents:

Part I. The flight of the emperor

Flight from Lisbon

The era of deranged monarchs

The plan

The declining empire

Departure

The royal archivist

The voyage

Salvador

The colony

Tree Frog, the reporter

A letter

Part II. The rise of Brazil

Rio de Janeiro

Dom Joao

Carlota Joaquina

Hands in the coffers

A new court

Empress of the seas

Transformation

The chief of police

Slavery

The travelers

Napoleon's downfall

The Republic of Pernambuco

Tropical Versailles

Part III. The return of the monarch

Portugal abandoned

The return

A new Brazil

The conversion of Dos Santos Marrocos

The secret.

Notes:

Originally published in Portuguese under the title: 1808 : como uma rainha louca, um principe medroso e uma corte corrupta enganaram Napoleao e mudaram a historia de Portugal e do Brasil. Sao Paulo : Editora Planeta do Brasil, 2007.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Miller fund bookplate.

ISBN:

9780762787968 ;