Napoleon III and His Carnival Empire
Author | : John Bierman |
Publisher | : Abacus |
Total Pages | : 439 |
Release | : 1990 |
ISBN-10 | : 0747406235 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780747406235 |
Rating | : 4/5 (35 Downloads) |
Download or read book Napoleon III and His Carnival Empire written by John Bierman and published by Abacus. This book was released on 1990 with total page 439 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A biography of Napoleon III who in 1852 became Emperor of France and inaugurated the Second Empire. It was a period of modernization and transformation in Paris, but the extravagance of his ideas finally weakened his system and he was outmanoeuvred by Bismarck in 1866.