Acclaimed historian Mary McAuliffe vividly recaptures the Paris of Napoleon III, Claude Monet, and Victor Hugo as Georges Haussmann tore down and rebuilt Paris into the beautiful City of Light we know today.
Together, Napoleon III and his right-hand man, Georges Haussmann, completely rebuilt Paris in less than two decades--a breathtaking achievement made pos.
Paris, City of Dreams traces the transformation of the City of Light during Napoleon III\'s Second Empire into the beloved City of today.
Acclaimed historian Mary McAuliffe vividly recaptures the Paris of Napoleon III, Claude Monet, and Victor Hugo as Georges Haussmann tore down and rebuilt Paris into the beautiful City of Light we know today