The Last Emperor of Mexico - Edward Shawcross

'Hilarious, heartbreaking and utterly extraordinary.' Dominic Sandbrook, Sunday Times Books of the Year‘Superbly entertaining.’ Financial Times‘Jaw-dropping.’ Sunday Times‘Fascinating.’ Guardian‘Gripping.’ The Times‘Terrific . . . A page-turning history of imperial hubris and nemesis, deceit and delusion, love and betrayal on a grand scale.’ Sunday TimesIn 1864, a young Austrian archduke by the name of Maximilian crossed the Atlantic to assume a faraway throne. He had been lured... Zobrazit více