{"product_id":"the-last-emperor-of-mexico-a-disaster-in-the-new-world-9780571360581","title":"The Last Emperor of Mexico: A Disaster in the New World","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eA young Austrian archduke named Maximilian traveled to a distant throne in 1864 under the enticement of Napoleon III, but he encountered a bloody guerrilla war instead of a hero's welcome. This is the story of his tragic fate, a bloody tragedy of operatic proportions that had repercussions into the twentieth century. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 336 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 05 January 2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Faber \u0026amp; Faber\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHilarious, heart-breaking and utterly extraordinary.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDominic Sandbrook, Sunday Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBooks of the Year.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSuperbly entertaining.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFinancial Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJaw-dropping.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSunday Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFascinating.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGuardian\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGripping.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTerrific . . . A page-turning history of imperial hubris and nemesis, deceit and delusion, love and betrayal on a grand scale.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSunday Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn 1864, a young Austrian archduke by the name of Maximilian crossed the Atlantic to assume a faraway throne.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe had been lured into the voyage by a duplicitous Napoleon III. Keen to spread his own interests abroad, the French emperor had promised Maximilian a hero's welcome. Instead, he walked into a bloody guerrilla war. With a head full of impractical ideals - and a penchant for pomp and butterflies - the new emperor was singularly ill-equipped for what lay in store.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is the vivid history of this barely known, barely believable episode - a bloody tragedy of operatic proportions, the effects of which would be felt into the twentieth century and beyond.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 286g\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 129 x 197 x 30 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9780571360581\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eEdition number\u003c\/strong\u003e: Main\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Edward Shawcross","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":44097004732666,"sku":"9780571360581","price":9.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/1673011857252_book.jpg?v=1673022693","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/the-last-emperor-of-mexico-a-disaster-in-the-new-world-9780571360581","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}