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"Tell the emperor that Madame Bonaparte is ambitious and demands
her rights as a member of the imperial family."
As a clever girl in stodgy, mercantile Baltimore, Betsy Patterson
dreams of a marriage that will transport her to cultured Europe.
When she falls in love with and marries Jerome Bonaparte, she
believes her dream has come true-until Jerome's older brother
Napoleon becomes an implacable enemy.
Based on a true story, "The Ambitious Madame Bonaparte" is a
historical novel that portrays this woman's tumultuous life.
Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte, known to history as Betsy Bonaparte,
scandalized Washington with her daring French fashions; visited
Niagara Falls when it was an unsettled wilderness; survived a
shipwreck and run-ins with British and French warships; dined with
presidents and danced with dukes; and lived through the 1814 Battle
of Baltimore. Yet through it all, Betsy never lost sight of her
primary goal-to win recognition of her marriage.
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