Paris, City of Dreams: Napoleon III, Baron Haussmann, and the Creation of ParisParis, 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