The Emperor of Nature: Charles-Lucien Bonaparte and His World

 
In this extensively researched and detailed written work of natural history and familial squabbles, Stroud, a scientific scholar and author of Thomas Say, New World Naturalist, presents a historical, political, and scientific account on the leading ornithologist of the 19th century who also happened to be Napoleon's nephew. The author conveys the life of Charles-Lucien Bonaparte (1803-57) from birth to death through his own letters and publications and through the letters and correspondence of his contemporaries: Agassiz, Audubon, Gould, Huxley, Owen, Say, and many other great naturalists of the 19th century. This biography, the first ever of Charles-Lucien, includes a vast bibliography, numerous illustrations and over 30 pages of notes.