Betsy and the Emperor

by Anne Whitehead

After Napoleon was defeated at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815, he was sent into exile on Saint Helena reduced from the most powerful figure in Europe to a prisoner on a rock in the South Atlantic. But the fallen emperor was charmed by the pretty teenage daughter of a local merchant, Betsy Balcombe. Anne Whitehead brings to life Napoleon's last years on Saint Helena, revealing the central role of the Balcombe family. She also lays to rest two centuries...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1760112933
• ISBN13: 9781760112936
• Release Date: May 2016
• Publisher: Allen & Unwin
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.0" x 9.2"