{"product_id":"the-ambitious-madame-bonaparte-ruth-hull-chatlien-9781937484163","title":"The Ambitious Madame Bonaparte","description":"\u003cb\u003eGold Medal Winner, Historical Fiction Personage, 2014 Readers' Favorite Awards\u003cbr\u003eFirst Place Winner, Turn of the 19th Century, 2014 Chaucer Awards for Historical Fiction\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eTell the emperor that Madame Bonaparte is ambitious and demands her rights as a member of the imperial family.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs 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 with and marries Jerome Bonaparte, she believes her dream has come true-until Jerome's older brother Napoleon becomes an implacable enemy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBased on a true story, \u003ci\u003eThe Ambitious Madame Bonaparte\u003c\/i\u003e is a historical novel that portrays this woman's tumultuous life. Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte, known to history as Betsy Bonaparte, scandalized Washington with her daring French fashions; visited Niagara Falls when it was an unsettled wilderness; survived a shipwreck and run-ins with British and French warships; dined with presidents and danced with dukes; and lived through the 1814 Battle of Baltimore. Yet through it all, Betsy never lost sight of her primary goal-to win recognition of her marriage.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ruth Hull Chatlien\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1937484165\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781937484163\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Amika Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/02\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 496\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/26\/2014","brand":"Ruth Hull Chatlien","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44074258628863,"sku":"9781937484163","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4eb77705-c631-43c7-a05b-4b6ec9010ba7.jpg?v=1685452712","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-ambitious-madame-bonaparte-ruth-hull-chatlien-9781937484163","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}