Wondrous Beauty
Narrated by Tara Hugo
- Released
- March 5, 2014
- Length
- 7 hrs 19 mins
- Format
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Publisher
- Recorded Books
In Wondrous Beauty, historian Carol Berkin explores the extraordinary life of Betsy Bonaparte, acclaimed as the "most beautiful woman of 19th-century Baltimore." Married in 1803 to Jérôme Bonaparte, Napoleon's youngest brother, Betsy’s turbulent marriage incited political intrigue across the United States and Europe, leading to her eventual banishment from European ports at Napoleon's command. After her marriage ended, she returned to Baltimore transformed, rejecting societal norms and pursuing independence while astutely investing her pension into a substantial fortune, all while critiquing America's materialism and advocating for more intellectually vibrant European salons.
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