First Lady of the New World
Richard Robbins
A brilliant and beautiful Creole commoner rises to become the most powerful woman in the New World, and a hero of the American Revolution.
Felicite St. Maxent, the brilliant and beautiful daughter of a wealthy businessman in colonial New Orleans, is tragically widowed at the age of eighteen. She soon meets the dashing young Spanish General Bernardo de Galvez on his first day as governor, and despite the scandal of their courtship, they receive the King's blessing to marry.
Through wisdom and bravery, they restore New Orleans to prosperity and, through epic battles, drive the British from the American South, becoming heroes of the American Revolution.
Felicite and Bernardo travel to Europe and enchant the Royal Courts throughout the continent before being named Viceroyals of Mexico City, the most powerful position in the New World. It is there that they meet their greatest challenges and peril.
EVOLVED PUBLISHING PRESENTS a glimpse of colonial New Orleans and an important part of Americana, blending slices of true history with fiction, in a compelling story of the New Orleans power structure at the dawn of the United States.
Duration - 7h 7m.
Author - Richard Robbins.
Narrator - Clara Jameson.
Published Date - Saturday, 11 January 2025.
Copyright - © 2025 Evolved Publishing LLC ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
A brilliant and beautiful Creole commoner rises to become the most powerful woman in the New World, and a hero of the American Revolution. Felicite St. Maxent, the brilliant and beautiful daughter of a wealthy businessman in colonial New Orleans, is tragically widowed at the age of eighteen. She soon meets the dashing young Spanish General Bernardo de Galvez on his first day as governor, and despite the scandal of their courtship, they receive the King's blessing to marry. Through wisdom and bravery, they restore New Orleans to prosperity and, through epic battles, drive the British from the American South, becoming heroes of the American Revolution. Felicite and Bernardo travel to Europe and enchant the Royal Courts throughout the continent before being named Viceroyals of Mexico City, the most powerful position in the New World. It is there that they meet their greatest challenges and peril. EVOLVED PUBLISHING PRESENTS a glimpse of colonial New Orleans and an important part of Americana, blending slices of true history with fiction, in a compelling story of the New Orleans power structure at the dawn of the United States. Duration - 7h 7m. Author - Richard Robbins. Narrator - Clara Jameson. Published Date - Saturday, 11 January 2025. Copyright - © 2025 Evolved Publishing LLC ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:00:22
Author's Note
Duration:00:00:16
Chapter 1 - New Orleans, 1766
Duration:00:15:16
Chapter 2 - New Orleans, 1768
Duration:00:25:08
Chapter 3 - New Orleans 1769
Duration:00:29:09
Chapter 4 - New Orleans, 1770
Duration:00:14:25
Chapter 5 - New Orleans 1772
Duration:00:32:30
Chapter 6 - New Orleans, 1776
Duration:00:23:55
Chapter 7 - New Orleans, 1777
Duration:00:28:42
Chapter 8 - New Orleans, 1779
Duration:00:27:19
Chapter 9 - New Orleans, 1779
Duration:00:29:37
Chapter 10 - Mobile, 1780
Duration:00:52:11
Chapter 11 - Pensacola, 1781
Duration:00:32:01
Chapter 12 - Havana, 1781
Duration:00:18:23
Chapter 13 - Spain, 1783
Duration:00:30:40
Chapter 14 - Havana, 1784
Duration:00:10:46
Chapter 15 - Mexico City, 1785
Duration:00:25:38
Chapter 16 - Mexico City, 1786
Duration:00:16:39
Chapter 17 - Mexico City, 1786
Duration:00:04:31
Afterword - Felicite in Spain
Duration:00:08:03
Acknowledgements
Duration:00:00:51
About the Author
Duration:00:00:54
Ending Credits
Duration:00:00:34