Napoleon: The Story of the Little Corporal

Published in association with the American Federation of Arts

The only childrens picture book about Frances greatest general and eventual emperor, Napoleon Bonaparte

Napoleon achieved countless military victories and unified half a continent; he was a corporal, general, consul, and emperor. The life and career of Napoleon sounds impossiblebut its true. His success, though brilliant, was also short-lived. Robert Burleighs biography of the Little Corporal, illustrated by period artworks and artifacts, describes the remarkable rise and fall of this charismatic and unusual man.