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The Widow Clicquot: The Story of a Champagne Empire and the Woman Who Ruled It
Contributor(s): Mazzeo, Tilar J. (Author)

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 ISBN: 006128856X     ISBN-13: 9780061288562
Publisher: Harper Business
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Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: October 2008
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Annotation: "The Widow Clicquot" brings to life the woman behind the famous champagne label--a daring and determined entrepreneur who, newly widowed during the chaotic years of the French revolution, assumes the reins of the fledgling wine business she and her husband had started. b&w illustrations.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Women
- Biography & Autobiography | Business
- Biography & Autobiography | Historical
Dewey: B
LCCN: 2008005086
Physical Information: 1.01" H x 6.14" W x 9.47" L (0.97 lbs) 288 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 19th Century
- Sex & Gender - Feminine
- Cultural Region - French
Features: Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
Review Citations: New York Times Book Review 12/28/2008 pg. 5
New York Times Book Review 01/04/2009 pg. 18
Reference and Research Bk News 02/01/2009 pg. 311
 
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Publisher Description:
The Widow Clicquot is the New York Times bestselling business biography of the visionary young widow who built a champagne empire, became a legend in her tumultuous times, and showed the world how to live with style. Tilar J. Mazzeo brings to life the woman behind the label, Barbe-Nicole Clicquot Ponsardin, in this utterly intoxicating book that is as much a fascinating journey through the process of making this temperamental wine as a biography of a uniquely tempered and fascinating woman.

Contributor Bio(s): Mazzeo, Tilar J.: -

Tilar J. Mazzeo is the author of numerous works of cultural history and biography, including the New York Times bestselling The Widow Clicquot, The Secret of Chanel No. 5, and nearly two dozen other books, articles, essays, and reviews on wine, travel, and the history of luxury. The Clara C. Piper Associate Professor of English at Colby College, she divides her time between coastal Maine, New York City, and Vancouver Island, British Columbia.
 
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