Title: The ambitious Madame Bonaparte
Description: "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 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."--page 4 of cover.
Subjects: Fiction, History, Historical fiction, Historischer Roman, Amerikanisches Englisch, Fiction, historical, general, Fiction, romance, general
Places: United States
People: Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte (1785-1879), Jérôme Bonaparte King of Westphalia (1784-1860), Jérôme Westfalen, König (1784-1860)
Time periods: 1783-1865