Faber and Faber|Edward Shawcross: The Last Emperor of Mexico

In 1864, a young Austrian archduke by the name of Maximilian crossed the Atlantic to assume a faraway throne. He had been lured into the voyage by a duplicitous Napoleon III. Keen to spread his own interests abroad, the French emperor had promised Maximilian a hero’s welcome. Instead, he walked into a bloody guerrilla war. With a head full of impractical ideals – and a penchant for pomp and butterflies – the new ‘emperor’ was singularly ill-equipped for what lay in store.

This is the vivid history of this barely known, barely believable episode – a bloody tragedy of operatic proportions, the effects of which would be felt into the twentieth century and beyond.

Автор: Shawcross Edward
Издательство: Faber and Faber, 2023 г.
ISBN: 9780571360581
Страниц: 324 (Офсет)
Масса: 290 г
Размеры: 195x130x20 мм