Isabel Orleans-Bragança
Subtitle: the Brazilian princess who freed the slaves
By: James McMurtry Longo
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 290
ISBN-13: 9780786432011
Subjects: Isabel, -- Princess of Brazil, -- 1846-1921; Slaves -- Emancipation -- Brazil; Princesses -- Brazil -- Biography; Brazil -- History -- Empire, 1822-1889; Brazil -- Kings and rulers -- Biography
Genres: Biography
Description: "This is a biography of Isabel Orleans-Bragança daughter of the last emperor of Brazil. Her story is told against the historic background of the role Isabel's own ancestors, especially royal women, played in the rise and fall of slavery. This is the story of one of the most famous, controversial, yet little known heroines in history"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-285) and index