| Description |
xiv, 321 pages, [16] pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm |
| Note |
Originally published in Portuguese under the title: 1808 : como uma rainha louca, um príncipe medroso e uma corte corrupta enganaram Napoleão e mudaram a história de Portugal e do Brasil. São Paulo : Editora Planeta do Brasil, 2007. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-309) and index. |
| Contents |
Part I. The flight of the emperor -- Flight from Lisbon -- The era of deranged monarchs -- The plan -- The declining empire -- Departure -- The royal archivist -- The voyage -- Salvador -- The colony -- Tree Frog, the reporter -- A letter -- Part II. The rise of Brazil -- Rio de Janeiro -- Dom Joao -- Carlota Joaquina -- Hands in the coffers -- A new court -- Empress of the seas -- Transformation -- The chief of police -- Slavery -- The travelers -- Napoleon's downfall -- The Republic of Pernambuco -- Tropical Versailles -- Part III. The return of the monarch -- Portugal abandoned -- The return -- A new Brazil -- The conversion of dos Santos Marrocos -- The secret. |
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Peninsular War, 1807-1814 -- Portugal.
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Portugal -- History -- Maria I, 1777-1816.
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Portugal -- History -- John VI, 1816-1826.
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Brazil -- History -- 1763-1822.
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Monarchy -- Portugal -- History -- 19th century.
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Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 -- Relations with Latin Americans.
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| Added Author |
Nevins, Andrew, translator.
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| Added Title |
1808. English
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| ISBN |
9780762787968 hardcover |
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0762787961 hardcover |
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