{"product_id":"napoleon-alan-forrest-9781250038357","title":"Napoleon","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom Alan Forrest, a preeminent British scholar, comes an exceedingly readable account of the man and his legend \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn a cold December day in 1840 Parisians turned out in force to watch as the body of Napoleon was solemnly carried on a riverboat from Courbevoie on its final journey to the Invalides. The return of their long-dead emperor's corpse from the island of St. Helena was a moment that Paris had eagerly awaited, though many feared that the memories stirred would serve to further destabilize a country that had struggled for order and direction since he had been sent into exile. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this book Alan Forrest tells the remarkable story of how the son of a Corsican attorney became the most powerful man in Europe, a man whose charisma and legacy endured after his lonely death many thousands of miles from the country whose fate had become so entwined with his own. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlong the way, Forrest also cuts away the many layers of myth and counter myth that have grown up around Napoleon, a man who mixed history and legend promiscuously. Drawing on original research and his own distinguished background in French history, Forrest demonstrates that Napoleon was as much a product of his times as their creator.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alan Forrest\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1250038359\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250038357\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martin's Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/03\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 1.20d","brand":"Alan Forrest","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43947902894335,"sku":"9781250038357","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_2acc8a2e-d08c-496b-8cae-2b67b08b6882.jpg?v=1681521470","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/napoleon-alan-forrest-9781250038357","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}