Millions have visited the museums that bear her name; yet few know much about Madame Tussaud. A celebrated artist; she had both a ringside seat at and a cameo role in the French Revolution. A victim and survivor of one of the most tumultuous times in history; this intelligent; pragmatic businesswoman has also had an indelible impact on contemporary culture; planting the seed of our obsession with celebrity. In Madame Tussaud; Kate Berridge tells this fascinating womans complete story for the first time; drawing upon a wealth of sources; including Tussauds memoirs and historical archives. It is a grand-scale success story; revealing how with sheer graft and grit a woman born in 1761 to an eighteen-year-old cook overcame extraordinary reversals of fortune to build the first and most enduring worldwide brand identified simply by reference to its founders name: Madame Tussauds.
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