Download or read book Must Read Personalities A life Story of Joseph Bazalgette written by InRead Team and published by by Mocktime Publication. This book was released on 2022-06-05 with total page 47 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Description: This Book provides a quick glimpse about the life of Joseph Bazalgette
Download or read book The Great Stink of London written by Stephen Halliday and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2001-02-15 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'An extraordinary history' PETER ACKROYD, The Times 'A lively account of (Bazalgette's) magnificent achievements. . . graphically illustrated' HERMIONE HOBHOUSE 'Halliday is good on sanitary engineering and even better on cloaca, crud and putrefaction . . . (he) writes with the relish of one who savours his subject and has deeply researched it. . . splendidly illustrated' RUTH RENDELL In the sweltering summer of 1858, sewage generated by over two million Londoners was pouring into the Thames, producing a stink so offensive that it drove Members of Parliament from the chamber of the House of Commons. The Times called the crisis 'The Great Stink'. Parliament had to act – drastic measures were required to clean the Thames and to improve London's primitive system of sanitation. The great engineer entrusted with this enormous task was Sir Joseph Bazalgette, who rose to the challenge and built the system of intercepting sewers, pumping stations and treatment works that serves London to this day. In the process, he cleansed the Thames and helped banish cholera. The Great Stink of London offers a vivid insight into Bazalgette's achievements and the era in which he worked and lived, including his heroic battles with politicians and bureaucrats that would transform the face and health of the world's then largest city.
Download or read book The Great Stink written by Colleen Paeff and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-08-31 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Robert F. Sibert Honor Book! Discover the true story about the determined engineer who fixed London’s pollution problem in this funny, accessible nonfiction picture book featuring engaging art from the illustrator of Queen Victoria’s Bathing Machine. It’s the summer of 1858, and London’s River Thames STINKS. What is creating this revolting smell? The answer is gross: the river is full of poop. But the smell isn’t the worst problem. Every few years, cholera breaks out, and thousands of people die. Could there be a connection between the foul water and the deadly disease? One engineer dreams of making London a cleaner, healthier place. His name is Joseph Bazalgette. His grand plan to create a new sewer system to clean the river is an engineering marvel. And his sewers will save lives. Nothing stinky about that. With tips for how to prevent pollution today, this fascinating look at science, history, and what one person can do to create change will impress and astound readers who want to help make their planet a cleaner, happier place to live.
Download or read book Johnson s Life of London written by Boris Johnson and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012-05-31 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The exhilarating story of how London came to be one of the most exciting and influential places on earth—from the city’s colorful, witty, and well-known mayor. Once a swampland that the Romans could hardly be bothered to conquer, over the centuries London became an incomparably vibrant metropolis that has produced a steady stream of ingenious, original, and outsized figures who have shaped the world we know. Boris Johnson, the internationally beloved mayor of London, is the best possible guide to these colorful characters and the history in which they played such lively roles. Erudite and entertaining, he narrates the story of London as a kind of relay race. Beginning with the days when “a bunch of pushy Italian immigrants” created Londinium, he passes the torch on down through the famous and the infamous, the brilliant and the bizarre—from Hadrian to Samuel Johnson to Winston Churchill to the Rolling Stones—illuminating with unforgettable clarity the era each inhabited. He also pauses to shine a light on innovations that have contributed to the city’s incomparable vibrancy, from the King James Bible to the flush toilet. As wildly entertaining as it is informative, this is an irresistible account of the city and people that in large part shaped the world we know.
Download or read book Dirty Old London written by Lee Jackson and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2014-01-01 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Victorian London, filth was everywhere: horse traffic filled the streets with dung, household rubbish went uncollected, cesspools brimmed with "night soil," graveyards teemed with rotting corpses, the air itself was choked with smoke. In this intimately visceral book, Lee Jackson guides us through the underbelly of the Victorian metropolis, introducing us to the men and women who struggled to stem a rising tide of pollution and dirt, and the forces that opposed them. Through thematic chapters, Jackson describes how Victorian reformers met with both triumph and disaster. Full of individual stories and overlooked details--from the dustmen who grew rich from recycling, to the peculiar history of the public toilet--this riveting book gives us a fresh insight into the minutiae of daily life and the wider challenges posed by the unprecedented growth of the Victorian capital.
Download or read book Old and New London a Narrative of Its History Its People and Its Places The southern suburbs written by Walter Thornbury and published by . This book was released on 1893 with total page 656 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book My Revision Notes OCR A GCSE Schools History Project 2nd Edition written by Louise O'Gorman and published by Hodder Education. This book was released on 2014-09-26 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unlock your full potential with this revision guide which focuses on the key content and skills you need to succeed in OCR (A) GCSE Schools History Project. It covers the popular development study - Medicine and Health through Time, and two depth studies - the American West 1840-95 and Germany 1918-45 How this revision guide helps you: - It condenses each topic into easy-to-revise chunks with tick boxes to track your progress. - There is a revision task for each chunk of content to make sure you have understood and learnt the key information. - Key term boxes help you learn the essential vocabulary. - Exam Practice provides sample exam-style questions for each topic - and you can check your answers online. - Exam tips explain how to approach each kind of sample question and help you avoid the most common mistakes people make in their exams. - For each topic there are also quick quizzes online at www.hodderplus.co.uk/myrevisionnotes. This second edition is for the revised specification for first examination in Summer 2015.
Download or read book The Story of Britain from the Norman Conquest to the European Union written by Patrick Dillon and published by Candlewick Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a full account of the history of Great Britain, from the Norman conquest through nearly one thousand years of history to the end of the twentieth century.
Download or read book My Revision Notes AQA GCSE Schools History Project 2nd Edition written by P. Johnson and published by Hodder Education. This book was released on 2014-10-31 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unlock your full potential with this revision guide which focuses on the key content and skills you need to know for AQA GCSE Schools History Project. Written by experienced teachers, this series closely combines the content of AQA GCSE Schools History Project with revision activities and advice on exam technique. Each section has a model answer with exam tips for you to analyse and better understand what is required in the exam. - Makes revision manageable by condensing topics into easy-to-revise chunks - Encourages active revision by closely combining content with a variety of different activities - Helps improve exam technique through tailor-made activities and plenty of guidance on how to answer questions - Includes access to quick quizzes at www.hodderplus.co.uk/myrevisionnotes
Download or read book At Home Special Illustrated Edition written by Bill Bryson and published by Doubleday. This book was released on 2013-10-29 with total page 738 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From one of the most beloved authors of our time—more than six million copies of his books have been sold in this country alone—a fascinating excursion into the history behind the place we call home. “Houses aren’t refuges from history. They are where history ends up.” Bill Bryson and his family live in a Victorian parsonage in a part of England where nothing of any great significance has happened since the Romans decamped. Yet one day, he began to consider how very little he knew about the ordinary things of life as he found it in that comfortable home. To remedy this, he formed the idea of journeying about his house from room to room to “write a history of the world without leaving home.” The bathroom provides the occasion for a history of hygiene; the bedroom, sex, death, and sleep; the kitchen, nutrition and the spice trade; and so on, as Bryson shows how each has figured in the evolution of private life. Whatever happens in the world, he demonstrates, ends up in our house, in the paint and the pipes and the pillows and every item of furniture. Bill Bryson has one of the liveliest, most inquisitive minds on the planet, and he is a master at turning the seemingly isolated or mundane fact into an occasion for the most diverting exposition imaginable. His wit and sheer prose fluency make At Home one of the most entertaining books ever written about private life.
Download or read book History of the First London County Council 1889 1890 1891 written by William R. Saunders and published by . This book was released on 1892 with total page 758 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Country Life written by Henry Hodgman Saylor and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 996 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book A History of Britain in Thirty six Postage Stamps written by Chris West and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2013-10-22 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the history of England through 36 of its fascinating, often beautiful, and sometimes eccentric postage stamps, emphasizing how stamps have always mirrored the events, attitudes, and styles of their time.
Download or read book London written by Louise Nicholson and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2007 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Highlights the history, culture, and contemporary life of the city and offers detailed walking tours of historic areas and complete visitor information.
Download or read book Understanding the Sociology of Health written by Anne-Marie Barry and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2021-12-01 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why do health inequalities exist? How do gender, sexuality, race, ethnicity or class affect health? What is the healthcare impact of technology? How does climate change relate to health and illness and what does sociology have to teach us about pandemics? This textbook exists to answer these complex questions providing a complete overview of all the key sociological debates, themes, theories and research. Key features: Takes a global perspective providing comparative examples throughout Grapples with the most pressing healthcare debates including climate change and environment, pandemics and society, racism, health inequality and gender identity Breaks the complexities down using extremely clear language throughout Lecturers and instructors can also access a range of additional teaching resources available from the SAGE website. Though aimed primarily at students on health and social care courses and professions allied to medicine, this textbook provides valuable insights for anyone interested in the social aspects of health.
