The Age of Napoleon
| Author | : J. Christopher Herold |
| Publisher | : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
| Total Pages | : 484 |
| Release | : 2002 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0618154612 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780618154616 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (616 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Age of Napoleon written by J. Christopher Herold and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2002 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE AGE OF NAPOLEON is the biography of an enigmatic and legendary personality as well as the portrait of an entire age. J. Christopher Herold tells the fascinating story of the Napoleonic world in all its aspects -- political, cultural, military, commercial, and social. Napoleon"s rise from common origins to enormous political and military power, as well as his ultimate defeat, influenced our modern age in thousands of ways, from the map of Europe to the metric system, from styles of dress and dictators to new conventions of personal behavior.