A former seaman turned shipowner, Runciman recalls the old sailors who admired Napoleon and sets out to vindicate him against his gaolers and detractors. He writes of the exile on St. Helena, Napoleon’s mother, Marie Louise and his son, the allied powers and their apologists, Madame de Staël and Madame de Rémusat, Josephine, and Napoleon’s religious views.
An openly partisan, warmly argued portrait for readers drawn to the Napoleonic legend. Download the free EPUB.