Memoirs Of The Reign of Murat; In Which The Circumstances Of The Confiscation Of American Vessels
Boston, MA: West and Richardson, 1818. First American. Blue printed wraps, bound into a red cardboard cover with tape along the spine. 5" x 8.5", pp. 6 - 40. Aging to paper and occasional fox marks with shadow of print text block on opposing page. A few spots and smudges on the cover. Enclosure has a chipped top right corner, but not affecting the pamphlet. Scarce account by an officer who was the Aide-de-Camp to General Ferrier during Murat's reign and had a first person opportunity to observe Murat when he was elevated to the King of Naples. Murat became Napoleon's brother-in-law through marriage and was executed for treason by a firing squad of his own men in 1815. Very good. Item #2657
"Murat had the courage of Cesar, the rashness of Charles the twelfth, the openness of Hery the fourth, and perhaps some of his good nature; but his genius and talents in military concerns, as well as politics, how far short in comparison to any of them!" (p 40).
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