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Betsy Bonaparte / Helen Jean Burn.
- Title
- Betsy Bonaparte / Helen Jean Burn.
- Author
- Burn, Helen Jean
- Publication
- Baltimore, Md. : Maryland Historical Society, c2010.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | DC216.95.B629 B87 2010 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xii, 296 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.); 23 cm.
- Subject
- Bonaparte, Elizabeth Patterson, 1785-1879
- Bonaparte, Elizabeth Patterson, 1785-1879 > Marriage
- Bonaparte, Elizabeth Patterson, 1785-1879 > Family
- Jérôme Bonaparte, King of Westphalia, 1784-1860
- Bonaparte, Jérôme Napoléon, 1805-1870
- Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 > Family
- Bonaparte family
- Heirs > Case studies
- Women > Maryland > Baltimore > Biography
- Baltimore (Md.) > Biography
- Genre/Form
- Biographies
- Case studies
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- 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.
- ISBN
- 9780984213504 (softcover : alk. paper)
- 0984213503 (softcover : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- ^^2010013246
- OCLC
- 468972479
- SCSB-12682475
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library