Citizen emperor : Pedro II and the making of Brazil, 1825-91
In the history of post-colonial Latin America no person has held power so firmly and for so long as did Pedro II as emperor of Brazil. This is the first full-length biography in 60 years, and the first in any language to make close use of Pedro II's diaries and family papers.
Print Book, English, ©1999
Stanford University Press ; [Cambridge University Press] [distributor], Stanford, Calif., [Cambridge], ©1999
Biographies
xviii, 548 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 23 cm
9780804744003, 9780804735100, 0804744009, 0804735107
1045035638
Preface; 1. Born to rule, 1825-31; 2. No safety here, 1831-40; 3. Savior of his country, 1840-45; 4. Taking charge, 1845-53; 5. The daily round, 1853-64; 6. The usages of power, 1853-64; 7. Triumphs of the will, 1864-71; 8. Heirs and enemies, 1871-76; 9. Letting go, 1876-81; 10. Overtaken by time, 1881-87; 11. The hand of fate, 1887-89; 12. To die in exile, 1889-91; Afterword: the voice of history; Notes; Index.