Show ruthless destruction of books napoleon was indirectly responsibly tor for the destruction of a vast quantity quant tty of books bonks in 1812 he be framed a jaw javi aa slowing goods to be imported from the 0 united kingdom provided that the ff importer shipped an equivalent uty of french goods to this counter french merchants getie generally rally met the fa requirements of this law by books to the value of the wires wares they wished to import having served to ta gain the necessary permit the boots books were thrown overboard on the way tt t england as there wis was nd no de demand m abia f faw far them here shippers couldwell cluid aeu alTor fl to do this tor for coffee and sugar merw then about ten times dearer in franf than I 1 in england it has haa bein been ert mated andied that books to v 1 alow ot of four our million clars were in this 40 way I 1 |