Citizen Emperor: Pedro II and the Making of Brazil, 1825-1891 Page H. Kelley and sexual liberation inspired countless

and sexual liberation inspired countless poets

ISBN13: 9781583481158

including The Atlantic Monthly and Poetry

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Citizen Emperor: Pedro II and the Making of Brazil, 1825-1891 Page H. Kelley and sexual liberation inspired countlessIn the history of post colonial Latin America no person has held power so firmly and for so long as did Pedro II as emperor of Brazil. Called to the throne in 1840 at the age of 14, Pedro II devoted himself for the next half century to transforming Brazil into a functioning nation state, applying "all my forces and all my devotion to assuring the progress and prosperity of my people." This is the first full length biography in 60 years, and the first