Paris, City of Dreams: Napoleon III, Baron Haussmann, and the Creation of Paris By McAuliffe, Mary,

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 todayParis City of Dreams traces the transformation of the City of Light during Napoleon IIIs Second Empire into the beloved city of today Together Napoleon III and his right hand man Georges Haussmann completely rebuilt Paris in less than two decadesa breathtaking achievement made possible not only by the emperors vision and Haussmanns determination but by the regimes unrelenting authoritarianism augmented by the booming economy that Napoleon fosteredYet a number of Parisians refused to comply with the restrictions that censorship and entrenched institutional taste imposed Mary McAuliffe follows the lives of artists such as Edouard Manet Berthe Morisot and Claude Monet as well as writers such as Emile Zola Gustave Flaubert and the poet Charles Baudelaire while from exile Victor Hugo continued to fire literary broadsides at the emperor he detested McAuliffe brings to life a pivotal era encompassing not only the physical restructuring of Paris but also the innovative forms of banking and money lending that financed industrialization as well as the citys transformation This in turn created new wealth and lavish excess even while producing extreme poverty More deeply change was occurring in the way people looked at and understood the world around them given the new ease of transportation and communication the popularization of photography and the emergence of what would soon be known as Impressionism in art and Naturalism and Realism in literatureartistic yearnings that would flower in the Belle EpoueNapoleon III whose reign abruptly ended after he led France into a devastating war against Germany has been forgotten But the Paris that he created has endured brought to vivid life through McAuliffes rich illustrations and evocative narrativeAcclaimed 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.

Paris, City of Dreams traces the transformation of the City of Light during Napoleon III’s Second Empire into the beloved city of today. Together, Napoleon III and his right-hand man, Georges Haussmann, completely rebuilt Paris in less than two decades—a breathtaking achievement made possible not only by the emperor’s vision and Haussmann’s determination but by the regime’s unrelenting authoritarianism, augmented by the booming economy that Napoleon fostered.

Yet a number of Parisians refused to comply with the restrictions that censorship and entrenched institutional taste imposed. Mary McAuliffe follows the lives of artists such as Edouard Manet, Berthe Morisot, and Claude Monet, as well as writers such as Emile Zola, Gustave Flaubert, and the poet Charles Baudelaire, while from exile, Victor Hugo continued to fire literary broadsides at the emperor he detested.

McAuliffe brings to life a pivotal era encompassing not only the physical restructuring of Paris but also the innovative forms of banking and money-lending that financed industrialization as well as the city’s transformation. This in turn created new wealth and lavish excess, even while producing extreme poverty. More deeply, change was occurring in the way people looked at and understood the world around them, given the new ease of transportation and communication, the popularization of photography, and the emergence of what would soon be known as Impressionism in art and Naturalism and Realism in literature—artistic yearnings that would flower in the Belle Epoque.

Napoleon III, whose reign abruptly ended after he led France into a devastating war against Germany, has been forgotten. But the Paris that he created has endured, brought to vivid life through McAuliffe’s rich illustrations and evocative narrative.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.

Paris, City of Dreams traces the transformation of the City of Light during Napoleon III’s Second Empire into the beloved city of today. Together, Napoleon III and his right-hand man, Georges Haussmann, completely rebuilt Paris in less than two decades—a breathtaking achievement made possible not only by the emperor’s vision and Haussmann’s determination but by the regime’s unrelenting authoritarianism, augmented by the booming economy that Napoleon fostered.

Yet a number of Parisians refused to comply with the restrictions that censorship and entrenched institutional taste imposed. Mary McAuliffe follows the lives of artists such as Edouard Manet, Berthe Morisot, and Claude Monet, as well as writers such as Emile Zola, Gustave Flaubert, and the poet Charles Baudelaire, while from exile, Victor Hugo continued to fire literary broadsides at the emperor he detested.

McAuliffe brings to life a pivotal era encompassing not only the physical restructuring of Paris but also the innovative forms of banking and money-lending that financed industrialization as well as the city’s transformation. This in turn created new wealth and lavish excess, even while producing extreme poverty. More deeply, change was occurring in the way people looked at and understood the world around them, given the new ease of transportation and communication, the popularization of photography, and the emergence of what would soon be known as Impressionism in art and Naturalism and Realism in literature—artistic yearnings that would flower in the Belle Epoque.

Napoleon III, whose reign abruptly ended after he led France into a devastating war against Germany, has been forgotten. But the Paris that he created has endured, brought to vivid life through McAuliffe’s rich illustrations and evocative narrative. Paris, City of Dreams: Napoleon III, Baron Haussmann, and the Creation of Paris

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A broad foundation presented Covers a complex ground with a series of key individuals More maps needed Worth reading to get started with this period Paris, City of Dreams: Napoleon III, Baron Haussmann, and the Creation of Paris Loved this book I’ve read some of her other Paris books too She’s a fantastic writer Paris, City of Dreams: Napoleon III, Baron Haussmann, and the Creation of Paris

The book is not what I expected although I grew to enjoy it I believed that the book was to specifically be about the Huassmann transformation of Paris It is so much as it speaks of the broader world of Paris during this time periodThere are so many side journeys in the overall story that at times I got lost in them Unfortunately I found that a number of these side stories detracted from the overall intent of the book They do help to fill out the broader set of events during this time however too many of these side journeys appeared to have been dropped in just because the author wanted us to know what neat things she found There are so many cross connected characters and events and I learned a lot about this time period but when I got to the end the story just stopped I would have liked to have had a clearer wrapup or synopsis of the main characters within the confines of the timeframe other than giving the impression that the story was over I was left hanging and disappointed Paris, City of Dreams: Napoleon III, Baron Haussmann, and the Creation of Paris One of a chronological series of books on the social history of Parish Very interesting read Paris, City of Dreams: Napoleon III, Baron Haussmann, and the Creation of Paris This writer is very near and organised in her thoughts The book is very well structured and clear I will be buying also her book on the Belle Époue soon The only downside was that when sealed the packaging it glued to the paper cover of the book I’m trying to remove this paper with some oil It won’t look as new now Luckily it wasn’t a gift Paris, City of Dreams: Napoleon III, Baron Haussmann, and the Creation of Paris I've read all the other Paris books from this author Informative and love the way she relates the historical aspects by relating it to personalities of the day Paris, City of Dreams: Napoleon III, Baron Haussmann, and the Creation of Paris The book is very interesting and is great for someone who wants 2 learn about Paris Paris, City of Dreams: Napoleon III, Baron Haussmann, and the Creation of Paris