4V William Milligan Sloane LIFE OF NAPOLEON BONAPARTE 1896 Large Size Illustrated French European History Military Commander Biography Statesman

Title: Life of Napoleon Bonaparte
Author: William Milligan Sloane - William Milligan Sloane was an American educator and historian. Sloane was a professor of Latin (1877-1883) and subsequently History (1883-1896) at Princeton University, when it was still known as the College of New Jersey. While there, he edited the Princeton Review (1886-1889). He resigned in 1896 to become Seth Low Professor of History at Columbia University. Sloane served on the International Olympic Committee from 1894 to 1924. The founder and chairman of the United States Olympic Committee (known at the time as the American Olympic Committee), he escorted the first American Olympic team to the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.

Professor Sloane was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and in 1911 president of the American Historical Association. His other honors were Chevalier of the French Legion of Honor and of the Order of the Polar Star.
Publisher: The Century Co.
City: New York
Year: 1896
Binding Style: Hardcover
Number of Volumes: 4 Full Set: Yes
Width: 8.75" Height: 12.25"
Book Details: This large-sized antique four-volume set is bound in pebbled green cloth with a blindstamped emblem on front and rear boards, gilt lettering to the spine, and floral endpapers. Each volume is adorned with a color frontispiece as well as illustrated plates throughout, some of which are color. The work features the life and military experience of Napoleon Bonaparte from his family history and birth, to his military victories and defeat, to his death.

Napoleon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821) was a French statesman and military leader who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led several successful campaigns during the French Revolutionary Wars. He was Emperor of the French from 1804 until 1814 and again briefly in 1815 during the Hundred Days. Napoleon dominated European and global affairs for more than a decade while leading France against a series of coalitions in the Napoleonic Wars. He won most of these wars and the vast majority of his battles, building a large empire that ruled over continental Europe before its final collapse in 1815. He is considered one of the greatest commanders in history, and his wars and campaigns are studied at military schools worldwide. Napoleon's political and cultural legacy has endured as one of the most celebrated and controversial leaders in human history.
Condition / Notes: These handsome oversize volumes show very well, with minimal indications of age and wear, including mild shelfwear. Bindings and text blocks are sound, except for volume one, which has a cracked text block and some loose sections. Text and illustrations remain clear and crisp through mild age toning. Each volume bears a personal library plate affixed to the front pastedown.

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