1808: The Flight of the Emperor: How A Weak Prince, A Mad

1808: The Flight of the Emperor: How A Weak Prince, A Mad Queen, And The British Navy Tricked Napoleon And Changed The New World

In a time of terror for Europeâ€™s monarchsâ€”imprisoned, exiled, executedâ€”Napoleonâ€™s army marched toward Lisbon. Cornered, Prince Regent JoÃ£o had to make the most fraught decision of his life. Protected by the British Navy, he fled to Brazil with his entire family, including his deranged mother, most of the nobility, and the entire state apparatus. Until then, no European monarch had ever set foot in the Americas.
Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Thousands made the voyage, but it was no luxury cruise. It took two months in cramped, decrepit ships. Lice infested some of the vessels, and noble women had to shave their hair and grease their bald heads with antiseptic sulfur. Vermin infested the food, and bacteria contaminated the drinking water. Sickness ran rampant.
Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â After landing in Brazil, Prince JoÃ£o liberated the colony from a trade monopoly with Portugal. As explorers mapped the burgeoning nationâ€™s distant regions, the prince authorized the construction of roads, the founding of schools, and the creation of factories, raising Brazil to kingdom status in 1815. Meanwhile, Portugal was suffering the effects of abandonment, war, and famine. Never had the country lost so many people in so little time.
Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Finally, after Napoleonâ€™s fall and over a decade of misery, the Portuguese demanded the return of their king. JoÃ£o sailed back in tears in 1821, and the last chapter of colonial Brazil drew to a close, setting the stage for the strong, independent nation that we know today, changing the New World forever.
Country USA
Brand Lyons Press
Manufacturer Lyons Press
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 76501
ReleaseDate 2013-09-03
UnitCount 1
UPCs 660813787965
EANs 9780762787968

Country	USA
Brand	Lyons Press
Manufacturer	Lyons Press
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	76501
ReleaseDate	2013-09-03
UnitCount	1
UPCs	660813787965
EANs	9780762787968

1808: The Flight of the Emperor: How A Weak Prince, A Mad Queen, And The British Navy Tricked Napoleon And Changed The New World

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