| Betsy Bonaparte: The Belle of Baltimore Contributor(s): Bourguignon-Frassetto, Claude (Author) |
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ISBN: 0938420828 ISBN-13: 9780938420828 Publisher: Maryland Historical Society OUR PRICE: $22.80 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2003 Annotation: Baltimore's high-spirited, independent and controversial Betsy Patterson married Napoleon's brother in 1803, bore a son, and defied the angry emperor.Originally published in France in 1988, this lively biography introduces us to one of Baltimore's most fascinating ladies and takes the reader into the social intrigues in France and early nineteenth-century Baltimore. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Historical - History | United States - State & Local - Middle Atlantic (dc, De, Md, Nj, Ny, Pa) - History | Europe - France |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2001052145 |
| Physical Information: 0.98" H x 6.58" W x 8.76" (1.06 lbs) 304 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1800-1850 - Cultural Region - French - Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic - Cultural Region - Northeast U.S. - Geographic Orientation - Maryland - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Baltimore's high-spirited, independent and controversial Betsy Patterson married Napoleon's brother Jerome in 1803, bore a son, and defied the angry Emperor. Originally published in France in 1988, this lively biography takes the reader into the intrigues in France and early 19th-century Baltimore. |