Alexander of Russia
Subtitle: Napoleon's Conqueror (Grove Great Lives Series)
Publisher: Grove Press
Published: January 24, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 336
ISBN-13: 9780802139498
Subjects: Emperor of Russia,; I,; Biography/Autobiography; Biography; Russia; Biography & Autobiography; Biography / Autobiography; Historical - General; Emperors; Campaigns; Biography & Autobiography / Historical; Alexander; Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815; 1769-1821; 1777-1825; Adversaries; Emperor of the French,; Napoleon
First sentence: Among the many faces that leaned over his crib every day Alexander soon recognized one, which had only to appear and all others were eclipsed: a heavy face with a prominent double chin, blue-black eyes, and a tender smile, the face of his grandmother, Empress Catherine II of Russia.