wyszukanych pozycji: 9
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The Washingtons: George and Martha: Partners in Friendship and Love
ISBN: 9780307474438 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 464 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. In these pages, acclaimed historian Flora Fraser unfurls the story of George and Martha, brilliantly narrating the lives of an extraordinarily dedicated, accomplished, and historic couple. When they married in colonial Virginia in 1759, he was an awkward but ambitious young officer, she, a graceful, wealthy young widow. They were devoted to one another, and George was as a father to Martha s children by her first husband. She endowed Washington with the confidence and resources that would aid him when elected commander-in-chief of the Continental army. During the war, Martha resolutely...
In these pages, acclaimed historian Flora Fraser unfurls the story of George and Martha, brilliantly narrating the lives of an extraordinarily dedicat...
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96,34 |
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Pauline Bonaparte: Venus of Empire
ISBN: 9780307277930 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. From acclaimed biographer Flora Fraser, the brilliant life of Napoleon's favorite sister, with color photos, paintings, and illustrations.
Considered by many in Europe to be the most beautiful woman at the turn of the nineteenth century, Pauline Bonaparte Borghese shocked the continent with the boldness of her love affairs, her opulent wardrobe and jewels, her decision to pose nearly nude for Canova's sculpture, and her rumored incestuous relationship with her brother, the Emperor Napoleon--the only man to whom she was loyal. When Napoleon was exiled to Elba, Pauline was the only sibling... From acclaimed biographer Flora Fraser, the brilliant life of Napoleon's favorite sister, with color photos, paintings, and illustrations.
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Venus of Empire: The Life of Pauline Bonaparte
ISBN: 9781408844830 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Celebrated for her beauty and notorious for her passions, Pauline Bonaparte Borghese was a fascinating woman. Considered by many to be the most beautiful woman in Europe at the turn of the nineteenth century, she scandalised the continent with the boldness of her love affairs, her opulent wardrobe and jewels and, most famously, her decision to pose nearly nude for Antonio Canova's sculpture. But just as remarkable was Pauline's deep loyalty to her brother, the emperor. She was witness to Napoleon's great victories in Italy, and she was often with him and her rival for his loyalty, the Empress...
Celebrated for her beauty and notorious for her passions, Pauline Bonaparte Borghese was a fascinating woman. Considered by many to be the most beauti...
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87,59 |
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The Unruly Queen: The Life of Queen Caroline
ISBN: 9781408844809 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 544 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Flora Fraser recounts the fascinating story of Caroline of Brunswick and the son of King George III, a mismatched Prince and Princess of Wales, married in 1795 and separated less than a year later. 27 illustrations.
Flora Fraser recounts the fascinating story of Caroline of Brunswick and the son of King George III, a mismatched Prince and Princess of Wales, marrie...
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103,11 |
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Princesses: The Six Daughters of George III
ISBN: 9781408844816 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 496 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. From biographer Flora Fraser who has a "gift of penetrating analysis" ("New York Times Book Review")--comes a brilliant group biography of the daughters of "Mad" King George III.
From biographer Flora Fraser who has a "gift of penetrating analysis" ("New York Times Book Review")--comes a brilliant group biography of the daughte...
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87,59 |
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Beloved Emma: The Life of Emma, Lady Hamilton
ISBN: 9781408844823 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 544 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Born in the eighteenth-century, Emma Hamilton was a woman ahead of her time. Her rise to fame and fortune seemed unstoppable - until she began her infamous love affair with Admiral Lord Nelson. Beloved Emma follows Emma Hamilton's journey from Liverpool to London and her life as an artist's assistant, through glittering successes as the wife of Sir William Hamilton in Naples, and that notorious romance with Nelson, to her painful descent from the heights of fame to an early death in Calais. Flora Fraser captures the energy, purpose and sexuality that drove this extraordinary woman through her...
Born in the eighteenth-century, Emma Hamilton was a woman ahead of her time. Her rise to fame and fortune seemed unstoppable - until she began her inf...
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97,95 |
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Beloved Emma: The Life of Emma, Lady Hamilton
ISBN: 9781400075140 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 432 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. From her humble beginnings as the daughter of a countryside blacksmith, Emy Lyon went on to claim the undying love of naval hero Admiral Nelson, England's most famous native son. She served as model and muse to eighteenth-century Europe's most renowned artists, and consorted with kings and queens at the royal court of Naples. Yet she would end her life in disgraced exile, penniless and alone. In this richly drawn portrait, Flora Fraser maps the spectacular rise and fall of legendary eighteenth-century beauty Emma, Lady Hamilton--as she came to be called--a woman of abundant affection and...
From her humble beginnings as the daughter of a countryside blacksmith, Emy Lyon went on to claim the undying love of naval hero Admiral Nelson, Engla...
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73,22 |
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George & Martha Washington : A Revolutionary Marriage
ISBN: 9781408835975 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 464 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. |
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103,11 |
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Pretty Young Rebel: The Life of Flora Macdonald
ISBN: 9781408879856 / Angielski / Miękka / 2023 / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. |
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55,31 |