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035 _a(DE-B1597)449539
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084 _aonline - DeGruyter
100 1 _aLewis, Charlene M. Boyer
_eautore
245 1 0 _aElizabeth Patterson Bonaparte :
_bAn American Aristocrat in the Early Republic /
_cCharlene M. Boyer Lewis.
264 1 _aPhiladelphia :
_bUniversity of Pennsylvania Press,
_c[2012]
264 4 _c©2012
300 _a1 online resource (288 p.) :
_b14 illus.
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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505 0 0 _tFrontmatter --
_tContents --
_tIntroduction --
_tChapter 1. "Nature Never Intended Me for Obscurity" Th e Celebrity --
_tChapter 2. "Th e Duchess of Baltimore" Th e Aristocrat --
_tChapter 3. "A Modern Philosophe" Th e Inde pendent Woman --
_tChapter 4. "Happiness for a Woman" Th e Femme d'Esprit --
_tChapter 5. "So Much Agitated About Th is Child's Destiny" Th e Mother and Daughter --
_tEpilogue. "She Belongs to History" --
_tNotes --
_tIndex --
_tAcknowledgments
506 0 _arestricted access
_uhttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
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520 _aTwo centuries ago, Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte was one of the most famous women in America. Beautiful, scandalous, and outspoken, she had wed Napoleon's brother Jerome, borne his child, and seen the marriage annulled by the emperor himself. With her notorious behavior, dashing husband, and associations with European royalty, Elizabeth became one of America's first celebrities during a crucial moment in the nation's history. At the time of Elizabeth's fame, the United States had only recently gained its independence, and the character of American society and politics was not yet fully formed. Still concerned that their republican experiment might fail and that their society might become too much like that of monarchical Europe, many Americans feared the corrupting influence of European manners and ideas. Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte's imperial connections and aristocratic aspirations made her a central figure in these debates, with many, including members of Congress and the social elites of the day, regarding her as a threat.Appraising Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte's many identities-celebrity, aristocrat, independent woman, mother-Charlene M. Boyer Lewis shows how Madame Bonaparte, as she was known, exercised extraordinary social power at the center of the changing transatlantic world. In spite of the assumed threat that she posed to the new social and political order, Americans could not help being captivated by Elizabeth's style, beauty, and wit. She offered an alternative to the republican wife by pursuing a life of aristocratic dreams in the United States and Europe. Her story reminds us of the fragility of the American experiment in its infancy and, equally important, of the active role of women in the debates over society and culture in the early republic.
530 _aIssued also in print.
538 _aMode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
546 _aIn English.
588 0 _aDescription based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 24. Apr 2022)
650 0 _aAristocracy (Social class)
_vMaryland
_vBaltimore
_vBiography.
650 0 _aAristocracy (Social class)
_zMaryland
_zBaltimore
_vBiography.
650 0 _aHISTORY
_zUnited States
_x19th century.
650 4 _aAutobiography.
650 7 _aHISTORY / United States / 19th Century.
_2bisacsh
653 _aAmerican History.
653 _aAmerican Studies.
653 _aAutobiography.
653 _aBiography.
653 _aGender Studies.
653 _aWomen's Studies.
850 _aIT-RoAPU
856 4 0 _uhttps://doi.org/10.9783/9780812206531
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780812206531
856 4 2 _3Cover
_uhttps://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9780812206531/original
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999 _c198527
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