Historiography Notes [excerpts] The historiography of Napoleon [Bonaparte] is extensive; however, his brother takes a back seat in history.... Although there is considerable folklore regarding Joseph, he has been the subject of only a few scholarly studies.... The secondary source bookshelf is growing but at a slow pace.... Some of these books were written at the end of the nineteenth century. Sporadically throughout the twentieth century, authors wrote about various parts of Joseph's life, but people began to...