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Josephine: A Life of the Empress (ST. MARTIN'S GR) by Carolly Erickson is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Josephine: A Life of the Empress (ST. MARTIN'S GR) about?
Josephine Tascher de la Pagerie, born a Creole on the island of Martinique in the French West Indies, became one of the best known and most envied women who ever lived. Sent to France to make an advantageous marriage to a young aristocrat, her naivete and lack of education left her ill prepared to deal with the sophisticated - if decadent - world of pre-Revolutionary Paris. Treated cruelly by her shallow young husband, her life had become a nightmare during the Terror, in which she was imprisoned and almost lost her life. It was during this period that she honed the skills of manipulation and seduction that would lead her from the dungeons of the terror into the beds of the post-Revolutionary powerbrokers, including the Corsican corporal who would conquer Europe. As the wife of Napoleon Bonaparte, conqueror of Europe and the wonder of his age, Josephine was assumed to be a worthy consort for her astounding husband, a woman as beautiful, wise and altogether remarkable as he was charismatic, brilliant, and invincible in battle. When in 1804 she knelt before Napoleon in Notre Dame and he placed the imperial crown on her head, making her Empress of France, her extraordinary destiny see
Who reads Josephine: A Life of the Empress (ST. MARTIN'S GR)?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Carolly Erickson
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Publishing Group
- Published
- 2000
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781429904018
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- History, Biography, Memoir
- Rating
- 3.8 / 5 (24 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14