Book of the week: The Last Emperor of Mexico by Edward Shawcross

Although Maximilian’s reign proved short-lived, it makes for a ‘jaw-dropping story’

Maximilian, Emperor of Mexico from 1832-1867
Maximilian, Emperor of Mexico from 1832-1867
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“The facts and folklore of birdlife, and man’s equivocal relationship with birds, are dissected in admirable detail in this handsome new book by Roy and Lesley Adkins,” said Roland White in The Sunday Times.

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