Who was Napoleon?

Gigliotti, Jim

Who was Napoleon? by Jim Gigliotti ; illustrated by Gregory Copeland - New York Penguin Workshop 2018 - 108 p. ill. - Who was .

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Who was Napoleon? -- Island beginnings -- Birth of a military career -- Changing times -- The little corporal -- Conquering hero -- Emperor -- Beginning of the end -- Exile -- Timelines.

Born in the Mediterranean island of Corsica, Napoleon Bonaparte felt like an outsider once his family moved to France. But he found his life's calling after graduating from military school. Napoleon went on to become a brilliant military strategist and the emperor of France. In addition to greatly expanding the French empire, Napoleon also created many laws, which are still encoded in legal systems around the world.

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Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 --Juvenile literature


Emperors--France--Biography--Juvenile literature

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