Gerhardie, William Alexander  1895-1977 <br/><br/>
The Romanovs :  evocation of the past as a mirror for the present / 
by William Alexander Gerhardie. 
 - New York :  G.P. Putnam's Sons,  ©1939. 
 - xxi, 484 pages :  including genealogical table ;  25 cm. 
<br/><br/> Includes index 
<br/><br/>Cont.: pt. 1. After the abdication -- Alexander's background -- Catherine's childhood -- pt. 2. In the days of the empress Elizabeth -- The emperor buffoon -- The murder of Peter III -- Catherine and her favorites -- Catherine carries on -- Princess Dashkov bridges five reigns -- pt. 3. How tsars are made -- Peter the great -- The man who got things done -- Violent men leave no heirs -- The aggressor -- Peter's death and political testament -- pt. 4. The duel with Napoleon begins -- Austerlitz -- Alexander leaves Kaiser Franz in the lurch -- Alexander leads Frederick William a dance -- pt. 5. Ally of Napoleon -- Enemies again -- "Our Alexander" -- Alexander in Paris -- pt. 6. Vienna Congress -- A full life -- Unlike father, unlike son -- The last but one -- The most pathetic in Russian history. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Romanov, House of
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Kings and rulers--Russia--Biography
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Russia--History