Napoléon III, Baron Haussmann, and the Quest to Build a Modern City
by
Stephane Kirkland
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2013
Stephane Kirkland gives an engrossing account of Napoleon III, Baron Haussmann, and one of the greatest transformations of a major city in modern history
Traditionally known as a dirty, congested, and dangerous city, 19th Century Paris, France was transformed in an extraordinary period from...