This meticulously written biography presents the exciting and remarkable life of the most notable French statesman and military leader, Napoleon Bonaparte. In addition, this book is also supplemented with a biographical sketch of Napoleon's wife, Josephine.

Ida Minerva Tarbell (1857-1944) was an American writer, investigative journalist, biographer and lecturer. She was one of the leading muckrakers of the Progressive Era and a pioneer of the investigative journalism.