LEADER 04267nam 2200661 a 450 001 9910463579803321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-283-89876-4 010 $a0-8122-0653-3 024 7 $a10.9783/9780812206531 035 $a(CKB)3240000000065383 035 $a(OCoLC)824522191 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10642144 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000703561 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11407034 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000703561 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10689863 035 $a(PQKB)11252143 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3441809 035 $a(OCoLC)809317646 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse17533 035 $a(DE-B1597)449539 035 $a(OCoLC)979576718 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780812206531 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3441809 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10642144 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL421126 035 $a(EXLCZ)993240000000065383 100 $a20120123d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aElizabeth Patterson Bonaparte$b[electronic resource] $ean American aristocrat in the early republic /$fCharlene M. Boyer Lewis 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aPhiladelphia $cUniversity of Pennsylvania Press$dc2012 215 $a1 online resource (289 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-8122-2292-X 311 $a0-8122-4430-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tIntroduction --$tChapter 1. "Nature Never Intended Me for Obscurity" The Celebrity --$tChapter 2. "The Duchess of Baltimore" The Aristocrat --$tChapter 3. "A Modern Philosophe" The Independent Woman --$tChapter 4. "Happiness for a Woman" The Femme d'Esprit --$tChapter 5. "So Much Agitated About This Child's Destiny" The Mother and Daughter --$tEpilogue. "She Belongs to History" --$tNotes --$tIndex --$tAcknowledgments 330 $aTwo centuries ago, Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte was one of the most famous women in America. Beautiful, scandalous, and outspoken, she had wed Napoleon's brother Jerome, borne his child, and seen the marriage annulled by the emperor himself. With her notorious behavior, dashing husband, and associations with European royalty, Elizabeth became one of America's first celebrities during a crucial moment in the nation's history. At the time of Elizabeth's fame, the United States had only recently gained its independence, and the character of American society and politics was not yet fully formed. Still concerned that their republican experiment might fail and that their society might become too much like that of monarchical Europe, many Americans feared the corrupting influence of European manners and ideas. Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte's imperial connections and aristocratic aspirations made her a central figure in these debates, with many, including members of Congress and the social elites of the day, regarding her as a threat. Appraising Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte's many identities-celebrity, aristocrat, independent woman, mother-Charlene M. Boyer Lewis shows how Madame Bonaparte, as she was known, exercised extraordinary social power at the center of the changing transatlantic world. In spite of the assumed threat that she posed to the new social and political order, Americans could not help being captivated by Elizabeth's style, beauty, and wit. She offered an alternative to the republican wife by pursuing a life of aristocratic dreams in the United States and Europe. Her story reminds us of the fragility of the American experiment in its infancy and, equally important, of the active role of women in the debates over society and culture in the early republic. 606 $aAristocracy (Social class)$zMaryland$zBaltimore$vBiography 607 $aUnited States$xCivilization$y1783-1865 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aAristocracy (Social class) 676 $a975.2/603092 676 $aB 700 $aLewis$b Charlene M. Boyer$f1965-$0970909 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910463579803321 996 $aElizabeth Patterson Bonaparte$92440964 997 $aUNINA