The Last Emperor of Mexico

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Superbly entertaining.' Financial Times'Jaw-dropping.' Sunday Times'Fascinating.' Guardian'Gripping.' The Times'Terrific . . .

A page-turning history of imperial hubris and nemesis, deceit and delusion, love and betrayal on a grand scale.' Sunday TimesIn 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.

Biografía del autor

x{0026}lt;p x{0026}lt;b Edward Shawcrossx{0026}lt;/p es un historiador y profesor británico. Ha cursado sus estudios en la Universidad de Oxford y el University College de Londres, y es doctor por este último. Es especialista en el imperialismo francés en América Latina y en el Segundo Imperio mexicano.x{0026}lt;/p x{0026}lt;p x{0026}lt;i El último emperador de Méxicox{0026}lt;/i es su obra debut y ha recibido numerosos elogios por parte de medios tan prestigiosos como x{0026}lt;i The Times, The Guardian, The Wall Street Journalx{0026}lt;/i o x{0026}lt;i Library Journal.x{0026}lt;/i x{0026}lt;/p