02810cam a22003253u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000070011910000290012624500270015526400510018230000470023333600260028033700260030633800360033250000310036850801930039952015620059253400580215465300800221265300610229285600880235385600430244177637UtSlPG20260610134811.0mcr n260607r20261924utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a24021803  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aDC1 aGeer, Walter,d1857-193710aNapoleon and Josephine 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2026  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2026-01-07  aJamie Brydone-Jack, Karin Spence and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)  a"Napoleon and Josephine" by Walter Geer is a historical biography written in the early 20th century. It portrays the intertwined lives of Joséphine de Beauharnais and Napoleon Bonaparte, emphasizing her origins, character, relationships, and political significance in the making of the Napoleonic Empire.

The opening of the book frames the author’s aim to portray Joséphine without moralizing, then traces her Martinique roots and the rise—and ruin—of the Tascher family, her modest education, and early character. It follows the maneuverings of Madame Renaudin that link the Taschers to Governor François de Beauharnais, leading to Joséphine’s arranged marriage to Alexandre de Beauharnais, their unhappy life in Paris, the births of Eugène and Hortense, Alexandre’s accusations and their formal separation. The narrative then shifts to the Revolution: Alexandre’s prominence in the Constituent Assembly, his failed generalship and disgrace, and both spouses’ imprisonment at the Carmes, where Alexandre is executed shortly before Thermidor. After the Terror, Joséphine is freed, struggles financially, cultivates influential connections (notably Tallien and Barras), establishes a new household in the Rue Chantereine, and places her children in school. The section closes with the 13 Vendémiaire uprising and the moment that brings her to Napoleon’s notice: Eugène’s plea to keep his father’s sword, Joséphine’s thanks, and the beginning of Bonaparte’s infatuation. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cNew York, NY: Brentano's, 1924  aJosephine, Empress, consort of Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1763-1814  aNapoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 -- Marriage4 uhttps://archive.org/details/napoleonjosephin00geer_0/page/n13/mode/2up?view=theater40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/77637