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1808, the flight of the emperor : how a weak prince, a mad queen, and the British navy tricked Napoleon and changed the new world, Laurentino Gomes : translated from the Portuguese by Andrew Nevins

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1808, the flight of the emperor : how a weak prince, a mad queen, and the British navy tricked Napoleon and changed the new world, Laurentino Gomes : translated from the Portuguese by Andrew Nevins

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eng

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 296-309) and index

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contains biographical information

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index present

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non fiction

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1808

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bibliography

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Laurentino Gomes : translated from the Portuguese by Andrew Nevins

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the flight of the emperor : how a weak prince, a mad queen, and the British navy tricked Napoleon and changed the new world

Table Of Contents

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 -- The rise of Brazil. Rio de Janeiro -- Dom João -- 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 -- The return of the monarch. Portugal abandoned -- The return -- A new Brazil -- The conversion of dos Santos Marrocos -- The secret

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