The Trial of Madame Caillaux |
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Author:
| Berenson, Edward |
ISBN: | 978-1-283-40909-4 |
Publication Date: | Jan 1992 |
Publisher: | University of California Press
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Book Format: | Ebook |
List Price: | USD $29.95 |
Book Description:
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Edward Berenson recounts the trial of Henriette Caillaux, the wife of a powerful French cabinet minister, who murdered her husband's enemy "Le Figaro" editor Gaston Calmette, in March 1914, on the eve of World War I. In analyzing this momentous event, Berenson draws a fascinating portrait of Belle Epoque politics and culture.
Edward Berenson recounts the trial of Henriette Caillaux, the wife of a powerful French cabinet minister, who murdered her husband's enemy "Le Figaro" editor Gaston Calmette, in March 1914, on the eve of World War I. In analyzing this momentous event, Berenson draws a fascinating portrait of Belle Epoque politics and culture.