Ross makes extensive use of Joseph Bonaparte’s memoirs and correspondence, including many letters to and from Napoleon, to expose a great number of myths that have grown up around him. Joseph, Ambassador to Rome, King of the Two Sicilies and of Spain, emerges as a cultivated, liberal-minded, charming man who became the victim of his younger brother's overweening ambition.
Author: Michael Ross
Title: The Reluctant King: Joseph Bonaparte, King of the Two Sicilies and Spain
Edition: First American Edition, first printing
Published: New York: Mason/Charter, 1977
Physical Description: Hardcover; Octavo; 302p
Condition: Near fine copy in near fine dust jacket.
Comments: Crisp copy
