{"product_id":"9781937484163","title":"The Ambitious Madame Bonaparte","description":"\u003cb\u003eGold Medal Winner, Historical Fiction Personage, 2014 Readers' Favorite Awards\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst Place Winner, Turn of the 19th Century, 2014 Chaucer Awards for Historical Fiction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTell the emperor that Madame Bonaparte is ambitious and demands her rights as a member of the imperial family.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a clever girl in stodgy, mercantile Baltimore, Betsy Patterson dreams of a marriage that will transport her to cultured Europe. When she falls in love with and marries Jerome Bonaparte, she believes her dream has come true-until Jerome's older brother Napoleon becomes an implacable enemy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on a true story, \u003ci\u003eThe Ambitious Madame Bonaparte\u003c\/i\u003e is a historical novel that portrays this woman's tumultuous life. Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte, known to history as Betsy Bonaparte, scandalized Washington with her daring French fashions; visited Niagara Falls when it was an unsettled wilderness; survived a shipwreck and run-ins with British and French warships; dined with presidents and danced with dukes; and lived through the 1814 Battle of Baltimore. Yet through it all, Betsy never lost sight of her primary goal-to win recognition of her marriage.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Amika Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47040377225456,"sku":"9781937484163","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781937484163_p0.jpg?v=1763660461","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781937484163","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}