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001    ocn842307575 
003    OCoLC 
005    20130829154706.0 
008    130429s2013    ctuabf   b    001 0 eng   
010      2013016667 
020    9780762787968|qhardcover 
020    0762787961|qhardcover 
035    (OCoLC)842307575 
035    (OCoLC)842307575 
035    (OCoLC)842307575 
040    DLC|beng|erda|cDLC|dOCLCO|dBDX|dOCLCQ|dUOK|dJAI|dWHP 
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042    pcc 
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049    WHPP 
050 00 DP644|b.G6613 2013 
082 00 946.9/034|223 
100 1  Gomes, Laurentino,|d1956- 
240 10 1808.|lEnglish 
245 10 1808 :|bthe flight of the emperor : how a weak prince, a 
       mad queen, and the British navy tricked Napoleon and 
       changed the new world /|cLaurentino Gomes : translated 
       from the Portuguese by Andrew Nevins. 
264  1 Guilford, Connecticut :|bLyons Press, an imprint of Globe 
       Pequot Press,|c2013. 
300    xiv, 321 pages, [16] pages of plates :|billustrations 
       (some color), maps ;|c24 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
336    still image|bsti|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
500    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. 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-309) and 
       index. 
505 0  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. 
600 00 Napoleon|bI,|cEmperor of the French,|d1769-1821|xRelations
       with Latin Americans. 
650  0 Peninsular War, 1807-1814|zPortugal. 
650  0 Monarchy|zPortugal|xHistory|y19th century. 
651  0 Portugal|xHistory|yMaria I, 1777-1816. 
651  0 Portugal|xHistory|yJohn VI, 1816-1826. 
651  0 Brazil|xHistory|y1763-1822. 
700 1  Nevins, Andrew,|etranslator. 
994    02|bWHP 
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