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Napoleon's Privates: 2,500 Years of History Unzipped

By Tony Perrottet

Book information

Year
2008
ISBN
0061257281, 9780061257285, 9780061702860
LCC
HQ12 .P43 2008
Open Library ID
OL24260653M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (1765069 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
256\251
Topic
History
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

When Tony Perrottet heard that Napoleon's "baguette" had been stolen by his disgruntled doctor a few days after the Emperor's death, he rushed out to New Jersey. Why? Because that's where an eccentric American collector who had purchased Napoleon's member at a Parisian auction now kept the actual relic in an old suitcase under his bed. The story of Napoleon's privates triggered Perrottet's quest to research other such exotic sagas from history, to discover the actual evidence behind the most famous age-old mysteries: Did Churchill really send condoms of a surprising size to Stalin? Were champagne glasses really molded upon Marie Antoinette's breasts? What was JFK's real secret service? What were Casanova's best pickup lines? Napoleon's Privates is filled with offbeat, riotously entertaining anecdotes that are guaranteed to amaze, shock, and enliven any dinner party.

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