Citizen Emperor
Subtitle: Napoleon in Power
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: Nov 26, 2013
Language: eng
Format: hardcover
Number of pages: 816
ISBN-13: 9780300162431
Description: "In this second volume of Philip Dwyer's authoritative biography on one of history's most enthralling leaders, Napoleon, now 30, takes his position as head of the French state after the 1799 coup. Dwyer explores the young leader's reign, complete with mistakes, wrong turns, and pitfalls, and reveals the great lengths to which Napoleon goes in the effort to fashion his image as legitimate and patriarchal ruler of the new nation." --
Notes: Source title: Citizen Emperor: Napoleon in Power