A Life of Napoleon Bonaparte, with a Sketch of Josephine by the noted American journalist Ida M. Tarbell is an accessible biography of the soldier who crowned himself Emperor of the French. Tarbell traces Napoleon’s rise from Corsican obscurity to imperial power, his campaigns, his reforms, and his dramatic fall.
The book is enriched by a portrait of Josephine, the Creole beauty who became empress and Napoleon’s first wife. Written for a wide readership, it brings clarity and narrative momentum to the story of the most famous of self-made monarchs. This free EPUB download offers the complete illustrated biography.