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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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- Summary
- Incapable of fending off Napoleon, Portugal's Prince Regent Joao ruling since 1799 in the stead of his demented mother bluffed France with promises of surrender while signing a secret agreement with Britain to secure safe passage to Brazil for Joao and his entire court, comprising up to 15,000 people. On November 29, 1807, the fleet set sail from Lisbon, leaving Portugal at the mercy of Napoleon. During the 13 years that Joao reigned in exile from Rio de Janeiro, Portugal lost one-sixth of its population half a million people due to emigration, starvation, or in battle. Meanwhile, "the idle, corrupt, and wasteful" royal court stayed financially afloat by levying taxes on Brazilians and granting titles in exchange for donations from wealthy colonists many of them slave traffickers
- Language
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- eng
- por
- eng
- Extent
- xiv, 321 pages
- Note
- Originally published in Portuguese under the title: 1808 : como uma rainha louca, um príncipe medroso e uma corte corrupta enganaram Napoleão e mudaram a história de Portugal e do Brasil. São Paulo : Editora Planeta do Brasil, 2007
- Contents
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- Part I. 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
- Part II. The rise of Brazil
- Rio de Janeiro
- Dom Joao
- 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
- Part III. The return of the monarch
- Portugal abandoned
- The return
- A new Brazil
- The conversion of Dos Santos Marrocos
- The secret
- Isbn
- 9780762787968
- Label
- 1808 : the flight of the emperor : how a weak prince, a mad queen, and the British navy tricked Napoleon and changed the new world
- Title
- 1808
- Title remainder
- the flight of the emperor : how a weak prince, a mad queen, and the British navy tricked Napoleon and changed the new world
- Statement of responsibility
- Laurentino Gomes : translated from the Portuguese by Andrew Nevins
- Title variation
-
- Eighteen hundred eight
- Eighteen hundred and eight
- Language
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- eng
- por
- eng
- Summary
- Incapable of fending off Napoleon, Portugal's Prince Regent Joao ruling since 1799 in the stead of his demented mother bluffed France with promises of surrender while signing a secret agreement with Britain to secure safe passage to Brazil for Joao and his entire court, comprising up to 15,000 people. On November 29, 1807, the fleet set sail from Lisbon, leaving Portugal at the mercy of Napoleon. During the 13 years that Joao reigned in exile from Rio de Janeiro, Portugal lost one-sixth of its population half a million people due to emigration, starvation, or in battle. Meanwhile, "the idle, corrupt, and wasteful" royal court stayed financially afloat by levying taxes on Brazilians and granting titles in exchange for donations from wealthy colonists many of them slave traffickers
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1956-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Gomes, Laurentino
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Nevins, Andrew,
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Napoleon
- Peninsular War, 1807-1814
- Monarchy
- Portugal
- Portugal
- Brazil
- Label
- 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
- Note
- Originally published in Portuguese under the title: 1808 : como uma rainha louca, um príncipe medroso e uma corte corrupta enganaram Napoleão e mudaram a história de Portugal e do Brasil. São Paulo : Editora Planeta do Brasil, 2007
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Part I. 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 -- Part II. The rise of Brazil -- Rio de Janeiro -- Dom Joao -- 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 -- Part III. The return of the monarch -- Portugal abandoned -- The return -- A new Brazil -- The conversion of Dos Santos Marrocos -- The secret
- Control code
- 842307575
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xiv, 321 pages
- Isbn
- 9780762787968
- Lccn
- 2013016667
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some color), maps
- Label
- 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
- Note
- Originally published in Portuguese under the title: 1808 : como uma rainha louca, um príncipe medroso e uma corte corrupta enganaram Napoleão e mudaram a história de Portugal e do Brasil. São Paulo : Editora Planeta do Brasil, 2007
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Part I. 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 -- Part II. The rise of Brazil -- Rio de Janeiro -- Dom Joao -- 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 -- Part III. The return of the monarch -- Portugal abandoned -- The return -- A new Brazil -- The conversion of Dos Santos Marrocos -- The secret
- Control code
- 842307575
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xiv, 321 pages
- Isbn
- 9780762787968
- Lccn
- 2013016667
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some color), maps
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