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Amazing & Extraordinary Facts About Great Britain
F+W Media 2011; US$ 14.99"Amazing & Extraordinary Facts about Great Britain" unearths the hidden legends, laws, landscapes, discoveries, adventures and locations that have shaped Britain's compelling, and at times, tumultuous past. Explore how Britain was formed - its geology and climate, the quirky characters and events of its history and the origin of British institutions,... more...
The Great Filth
The History Press 2011; US$ 18.94Victorian Britain was the world's industrial powerhouse. Its factories, mills and foundries supplied a global demand for manufactured goods. As Britain changed from an agricultural to an industrial ecomony, people swarmed into the towns and cities where the work was; by the end of Queen Victoria's reign, almost 80 per cent of the population was urban.... more...
Amazing & Extraordinary Facts The Olympics
F+W Media 2012; US$ 12.99Who reprimanded Hitler during the 1936 Olympic Games? When did the Olympic event "shin kicking" get banned? Which Shakespearean play refers to the Olympic Games? Who was the first official cheat in 388BC? Find the answers to these and many other intriguing aspects of the Olympic Games in this absorbing collection of stories and trivia. Amazing... more...
Amazing & Extraordinary London Underground Facts
F+W Media 2012; US$ 12.99This is a fascinating and useful reference to the history of the London Underground that reveals new insights into the history of the iconic transport system - the perfect gift for commuters, tourists and railway enthusiasts alike. For anyone who has lived, worked, visited or even passed through London, the tube is one of the iconic and defining characteristics... more...
The Great Stink of London
The History Press 2013; US$ 18.94In the sweltering summer of 1858 the stink of sewage from the polluted Thames was so offensive that it drove Members of Parliament from the chamber of the House of Commons. Sewage generated by a population of over two million Londoners was pouring into the river and was being carried to and fro by the tides. The Times called the crisis "The Great... more...
Newgate
The History Press 2013; US$ 14.57There have been more prisons in London than in any other European city. Of these, Newgate was the largest, most notorious and worst. Built during the twelfth century, it became a legendary place - the inspiration for more poems, plays and novels than any other building in London. It was a place of cruelty and wretchedness, at various times holding... more...
Political Journeys
Saqi 2011; US$ 17.49Essays mixing the personal and political, originally written for openDemocracy.com, collected and published for the first time in book form. more...
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