Of all the Eye-Witness books the Sara Yorke Stevenson's Maximilian in Mexico: A Woman's Reminiscences of the French Intervention 1862 - 1867 is one of the most lucid, informed, and balanced. He write this reportage during the brief reign of Maximilian, at the time the author was a young girl living with her family in Mexico City. Fascinating, terrific and dramatic. It's a super fast read. Several great unpublished colored photos with incredible details are added, for this superb and unmissable book!

Manet and the Execution of Emperor Maximillian ISBN 0-87070-423-0 / 978-0-87070-423-9 Paperback, 7.5 x 9.25 in. / 120 pgs / 35 color and 45 b&w. / U.S. $29.95 CDN $36.00 November / Nonfiction and Criticism

Maximilian Blackwell has spent three centuries as a vampire. He loved only one woman in all that time, and he lost her before he was able to wed her. His brothers are all that keep him going now, and once they find mates once more, he plans on leaving this world. That was until Autumn Cotton ran into the street in an attempt to avoid being captured. Now Max wants to know why she did it, why the person chasing her wants to capture her, and what exactly she knows about his one and only love from a century earlier.