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The Last Emperor of Mexico
A Disaster in the New WorldThe bizarre and little known story of how a hubristicArchduke became the puppet Emperor of Mexico -with tragic results and pivotal historical consequencesfor Europe and America.
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The Last Emperor of Mexico
"In the 1860s, Napoleon III persuaded a young Austrian Archduke and a Belgian princess to leave Europe and become the Emperor and Empress of Mexico. Political novices Maximilian and Carlota accepted the throne and arrived in a Mexico newly pacified by a French army of 30,000 troops ruled by terror, pushing Mexico's great revolutionary leader Benito Juarez to the American border. Maximilian and Carlotta were unable to raise new taxes and found themselves simultaneously contending with France's threats to withdraw troops and battling Juarez's resurgent forces. When America aided Juarez in pushing back Maximilian's imperial soldiers, their regime fell apart. Maximilian was executed by a firing squad and Carlota descended into madness, spending the rest of her long life secluded in a Belgian castle"--
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Stateless
The #1 bestselling author of Code Name Verity delivers a “riveting, thought-provoking, page-turner” (Sharon Cameron) where the only woman in an epic air race finds herself thrown into a mystery she must solve before it kills her. When Stella North is chosen to represent Britain in Europe’s first air race for young people, she knows all too well how high the stakes are. As the only participating female pilot, it’ll be a constant challenge to prove she’s a worthy competitor. But promoting peace in Europe, the goal of the race, feels empty to Stella when civil war is raging in Spain and the Nazis are gaining power—and when, right from the start, someone resorts to cutthroat sabotage to get ahead of the competition. The world is looking for inspiration in what’s meant to be a friendly sporting event. But each of the racers is hiding a turbulent and violent past, and any one of them might be capable of murder—including Stella herself. Agatha Christie meets Karen McManus in this thrilling mystery, packed with adventure, intrigue, love, and betrayal, from bestselling and award-winning author Elizabeth Wein. • “A riveting, thought-provoking, page-turner.”―Sharon Cameron, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Light in Hidden Places • “Elizabeth Wein writes a top-flying adventure!” ―Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author of The Alice Network • “Simply spectacular.” ―Sherri L. Smith, award-winning author of Flygirl • “A soaring, immersive exploration of what it means to belong. I loved it.”―Stacey Lee, New York Times bestselling author of The Downstairs Gir
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De laatste keizer van Mexico
Hoe een Habsburgse aartshertog een rijk moest stichten in de Nieuwe WereldE-bookOp 19 juni 1867 wordt keizer Ferdinand Maximiliaan door een vuurpeloton ter dood gebracht. Zijn laatste woorden luiden: ‘Lang leve Mexico, lang leve de onafhankelijkheid.’ De executie is de climax van een buitengewoon machtsspel. De Oostenrijkse aartshertog, telg uit het illustere geslacht Habsburg en broer van de Oostenrijkse keizer Frans Jozef, was door Napoleon iii in Mexico op de troon gezet. In plaats van de hem voorgespiegelde heldenontvangst wachtte hem een burgeroorlog waar hij niet tegen opgewassen was. In het drama dat zich ontrolde spelen de wereldleiders van het moment een hoofdrol en blijkt Mexico het beslissende slagveld voor de wereldwijde machtsbalans tussen conservatieven en liberalen, monarchisten en republikeinen, het Oude Europa en de opkomende macht van de Nieuwe Wereld: de Verenigde Staten. In zijn debuut beschrijft Edward Shawcross meeslepend deze vrijwel onbekende tragedie waarvan de gevolgen voelbaar waren tot in de twintigste eeuw.
€ 15,99