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Napoleon III and the Rebuilding of Paris

by David H. Pinkney
Napoleon III and the Rebuilding of Paris - Thryft
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Napoleon III and the Rebuilding of Paris - Thryft
Napoleon III and the Rebuilding of Paris - Thryft
Napoleon III and the Rebuilding of Paris - Thryft
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Napoleon III and the Rebuilding of Paris

by David H. Pinkney
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ISBN: 0691007683
Authors: David H. Pinkney
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Related Collections: History, Art

Description

"The Paris we know, the Paris that dazzled Mark Twain in 1867, the Paris of Henry James, like the Paris of Gertrude Stein, was mainly the work of Napoleon III and Georges Eugène, Baron Haussmann, his driving, courageous, bold, gifted 'Prefect of the Seine,’...In two decades, between 1850 and 1870, Baron Haussmann and his master transformed Paris from a congested and ill-equipped eighteenth-century capital....What did they do? Well, read Mr. Pinkney. It is a fascinating story. The innocent reader may begin by thinking that water supply, drains, omnibuses, population growth, municipal financing must make dull reading. They make, in skilled hands, fascinating reading…Here we have Paris remade under our eyes–and, unlike New York, staying made. It is a splendid story." — D. W. Brogan, New York Times

Published 1972.

Binding of book is intact. Moderate foxing, sticker shadow and shelfwear on covers of book. Sticker on top right of front cover. Moderate foxing on edges of book. Spot of blue ink on top edge and red pen marks on bottom edge of book. Annotations in pencil and some foxing on inside of covers. Slight foxing on certain pages.
 
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.