Cactus Throne, The; The Tragedy of Maximilian and Carlotta
by Richard O’Connor
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine X-Lib/Near Fine DJ & Poly Cover.
- Seller
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Mulvane, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
Minimal library distinctions, Pocket excised from BLEP, leaving a rectangular cut, else contents appear unread & unblemished in fine black cloth covered boards.DJ & Poly cover displaying no significant surface/edge wear, as shown.
KIRKUS REVIEW
The sad chimney corner tale of the death of an emperor and his consort -- the handsome but hapless Hapsburg, Maximilian, and his Belgian bride -- who in spite of their steadfast pursuit of imperialistic chimeras still represent the tragedy of innocence used and destroyed. More or less shunted aside by his less well favored older brother, Franz Joseph of Austria, Maximilian, buoyant, popular, with a heady idealism not yet soured, married good looking, competent Charlotte of Belgium. After a sojourn in Italy and a honeymoon idyll at their retreat at Miramar, the two were persuaded by the Hapsburgs and Louis Napoleon III to accept the "crown" of Mexico in an agreement with Mexican conservatives. But the golden vision became a Sargasso Sea of eel-grass as the throne, wildly unstable to begin with, was barely held by foreign French troops while Juarez' native rebellion grew and waited. Maximilian's unwise idealism and bravery in a vanished cause (and a rapidly deteriorating imperial situation) was implausible, almost operatic. Poor Carlotta, destined for madness, traveled to plead for their throne before crowned heads and the Pope. Maximilian, gentle and high-strung, who took seriously Carlotta's advice (". . . emperors do not give themselves up"), pursued an almost direct path to the wall. O'Connor conjures up convincingly the fatal choices poor Maximilian was called upon to make; he also offers a fascinating sidelight -- the pair were not ideal lovers but were for some time undoubtedly estranged. A prolific writer, he offers an absorbing tale of the little profits of an idle but attractive king.
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- Bookseller
- Eve's Reads (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- #3636-50419AK
- Title
- Cactus Throne, The; The Tragedy of Maximilian and Carlotta
- Author
- Richard O’Connor
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine X-Lib
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine DJ & Poly Cover.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Unstated, Presumed 1st
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- G.P. Putnam’s Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1971
- Pages
- 375
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Historical Fiction
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