Ebook {Epub PDF} Napoleon in America by Shannon Selin

 · Shannon Selin writes historical fiction and blogs about Napoleonic and 19th century history. She lives in Stratford, Canada, where she is working on the next novel in her Napoleon series. Recent blog posts. Kirkus Reviews calls the first book in Shannon’s Napoleon series “evocative and immersive.”. In , future first lady Louisa Adams wrote to her father-in-law, John Adams: “How much practice is required to receive company well, and how much the greatest talents are obscured by that want of ease and small talk which, though in itself trifling, always produces the happy effect of socializing a company and by . Latest book: Napoleon in America What if Napoleon Bonaparte had escaped from St. Helena and wound up in the United States? Kirkus Reviews calls the first book in Shannon’s Napoleon series “evocative and immersive.”.

Shannon Selin reading from her novel Napoleon in America at Historic Joy Kogawa House in Vancouver, April 6, The May edition of Kerrisdale Playbook features coverage of the Napoleon in America book launch at Historic Joy Kogawa House in Vancouver, as well as an interview with Shannon by journalist Katja De Bock. Kirkus Reviews calls NAPOLEON IN AMERICA "evocative and Jump to. Sections of this page. Accessibility Help. Press alt + / to open this menu. Facebook. Email or Phone: Password: Forgot account? Sign Up. NAPOLEON IN AMERICA. Shannon Selin. J · What if Napoleon Bonaparte had escaped from St. Helena and wound up in the United. In a review of Napoleon in America on the excellent Adventures in Historyland website, Josh Provan writes. Naively we ask 'what if Napoleon escaped?' But that is just the beginning. A thousand cans of a thousand worms are let open by this one action, and Selin demonstrates a cool mastery over each response.

Historical fiction writer Shannon Selin is the author of "Napoleon in America" (), which imagines what might have happened if Napoleon Bonaparte had escaped from exile on St. Helena and wound up in the United States in Her short stories have appeared in The Copperfield Review and CommuterLit. Napoleon in America In daylight every ship was accompanied until it was permitted to anchor or sent away. On land there was a curfew after sunset and no person could pass the many guardhouses or sentries without knowing the countersign. The walled grounds of Longwood, Napoleon’s residence. Latest book: Napoleon in America What if Napoleon Bonaparte had escaped from St. Helena and wound up in the United States? Kirkus Reviews calls the first book in Shannon’s Napoleon series “evocative and immersive.”.