…Cuba where some distant but wealthy relatives lived. Within a year, he died from yellow fever. Fast-forward one hundred twenty-two years. In 1959, Antommarchi’s Cuban heirs—perhaps currying favor with Cuba’s…
I just attended the Napoleonic Historical Society’s annual conference, held this year in Alexandria, Virginia, not far from where I live. The schedule was packed with interesting, informative talks on…
…who spent most of her adult life as a Navy wife, is listed on the reverse side of the headstone. Next year, I’ll plant a second flag in her honor….
Today, the 190th anniversary of Napoleon Bonaparte’s death on St Helena, was our first day in South Africa. We commemorated the occasion with a visit to Groot (Estate) Constantia, just…
As a Three-Year-Old in Japan When I was in fourth grade, I had to do a project on my home state, which my teacher, the ever-rigid Mrs. Wall, defined as…
…My readers and I avoid the complicated middle years of wars and politics. Still, to understand Napoleon as a person, I read scores of books and papers in French and…
