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The Daniel Wilsons in France, 1819-1919 : industry, the arts, the press, châteaux, the Elysée palace, and scandal
- Title
- The Daniel Wilsons in France, 1819-1919 : industry, the arts, the press, châteaux, the Elysée palace, and scandal / Michael B. Palmer.
- Author
- Palmer, Michael, 1946-
- Publication
- New York, NY : Routledge, 2021.
- ©2021
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- Description
- x, 244 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
- Summary
- "Scottish engineer Daniel Wilson (1790-1849) helped launch the industrial revolution in France and acquired a major art collection. His daughter, Marguerite (1836-1902), restored the château de Chenonceau, near the Loire Valley. His son, Daniel (1840-1919), close to Marguerite, became an MP, founded a newspaper chain, rose to become a leading republican politician, and married the daughter of President of the Republic Jules Grévy. The younger Daniel Wilson's business activities and news strategies offended many and prompted his involvement in a scandal (the sale of the Legion of Honour decoration) that led to his downfall and that of President Grévy. Wilson's name became and remains synonymous with political corruption. This book is the first to examine the nexus of political and press connections in early republican France from his viewpoint. The struggle for press freedom since the 1789 Revolution culminating in the 1881 Press Law is assessed by considering the stance of Wilson, Grévy, the leading press magnate Emile de Girardin and other press tycoons. The flamboyant Marguerite, who hosted Gustave Flaubert in Chenonceau and journeyed to India, colors the saga"--
- Subject
- Wilson, Daniel, 1840-1919
- Grévy, Jules, 1807-1891
- Wilson, Marguerite, 1836-1902
- Wilson, Daniel, 1790-1849
- 1800-1940
- Press and politics > France > History > 19th century
- Political corruption > France > History > 19th century
- Freedom of the press > France > History > 19th century
- Freedom of the press
- Political corruption
- Politics and government
- Press and politics
- France > Politics and government > 1870-1940
- France > History > Third Republic, 1870-1940
- France
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Call Number
- JFE 21-2195
- ISBN
- 9780367460808
- 0367460807
- 9781003026778 (canceled/invalid)
- 9781000225921 (canceled/invalid)
- 9781000225938 (canceled/invalid)
- 9781000225945 (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- 2020027848
- 40030282690
- OCLC
- 1159604613
- Author
- Palmer, Michael, 1946- author.
- Title
- The Daniel Wilsons in France, 1819-1919 : industry, the arts, the press, châteaux, the Elysée palace, and scandal / Michael B. Palmer.
- Publisher
- New York, NY : Routledge, 2021.
- Copyright Date
- ©2021
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Chronological Term
- 1800-1940
- Other Form:
- Online version: Palmer, Michael B., 1946- The Daniel Wilsons in France, 1819-1919 First edition. New York : Routledge, 2021. 9781003026778 (DLC) 2020027849
- Other Standard Identifier
- 40030282690
- Research Call Number
- JFE 21-2195