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Napoleon's Purgatory: The Unseen Humanity of the "Corsican Ogre" in Fatal Exile (with an introduction by J. David Markham)
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Napoleon’s Purgatory is a work portraying the human side of Napoleon as revealed by those who shared his exile on the island of St. Helena. Through the diaries and journals of the Emperor’s servants, generals, and companions come the stories of Napoleon’s tender love for children, his captivating sense of humor, his eternal lov
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