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Looks at the life of Dom Pedro, the first emperor of Brazil.

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• Preface
• 1 The Exodus
• 2 The New Kingdom
• 3 The Crown Prince
• 4 Independence or Death
• 5 Constitutional Emperor
• 6 Misfortunes of Love and War
• 7 Abdication
• 8 Dom Pedro versus Dom Miguel
• 9 Return to Queluz
• Notes
• Bibliographical Note
• Index

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CHOICE Review

Macaulay's Dom Pedro makes good reading. Although this is a prodigious, minutely detailed biography, the author never gets bogged down in personality issues but considers the overall context of Pedro's actions. This is not an easy task; Dom Pedro, the first Brazilian emperor (18211831), was as flashy a monarch as any in the 19th century. Judiciously weaving primary and secondary sources, Macaulay tells a spicy story. Readers follow the ruler's career through political intrigues, romantic escapades, epileptic fits, and more. Despite the occasionally overblown prose, one does get the sense of a highly intelligent monarch (albeit in the absolutist mold) who considered Brazil a personal responsibility rather than merely a country to rule. For Brazilianists, Latin Americanists, and biographical devotees. It will be read with zeal by undergraduates in history.-R. Delson, Institute of Latin American and Iberian Studies