Research Catalog

Betsy Bonaparte

Title: Betsy Bonaparte / Helen Jean Burn.
Author: Burn, Helen Jean.
Publication: Baltimore, Md. : Maryland Historical Society, c2010.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Filter by

1 Item

Item details
Status	Format	Access	Call Number	Item Location
Request for On-site Use Request Scan Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person.	Text	Use in library	JFE 11-208	Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315

Details

Description

xii, 296 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.); 23 cm.

Subjects

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Let no man tear asunder -- William Patterson, patriarch -- Scots-Irish migration and Dorcas Spear -- The family & the town during the Revolution/Betsy's early education -- Jerome Bonaparte -- "Trust not his honor!" -- Honeymoon in the nation's capital -- Napoleon's displeasure -- Betsy and Jerome's travels -- Betsy and Jerome are parted -- The question of an heir -- A birth and the Camberwell reunion -- The crowded Patterson household and the betrothed -- King Jerome sends for his son -- The hopeful suitors -- Divorce, the War of 1812, and defense of the city -- Travel, Providence, and wit -- An addition to the Patterson household -- Descendants -- Legacy.

Call Number

JFE 11-208

ISBN

9780984213504 (softcover : alk. paper)
0984213503 (softcover : alk. paper)

LCCN

2010013246

OCLC

YBP 2010013246

Author

Burn, Helen Jean.

Title

Betsy Bonaparte / Helen Jean Burn.

Imprint

Baltimore, Md. : Maryland Historical Society, c2010.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Research Call Number

JFE 11-208

View in Legacy Catalog