The Last Emperor of Mexico - A Disaster in the New World (Paperback, Main)

'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.

General

Imprint:	Faber and Faber
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	December 2022
Authors:	Edward Shawcross
Dimensions:	198 x 129 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	336
Edition:	Main
ISBN-13:	978-0-571-36058-1
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > General Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political ideologies > Imperialism Books > History > American history > General Books > History > World history > General Promotions
LSN:	0-571-36058-0
Barcode:	9780571360581

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