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The Great Stink of London
- Sir Joseph Bazalgette and the Cleansing of the Victorian Metropolis
Af: Stephen Halliday
Engelsk
Bogcover for The Great Stink of London af Stephen Halliday, 9781803993287
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Engelsk
ISBN-13:
9781803993287
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Paperback
ISBN-10:
1803993286
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Udg. Dato:
13 jul 2023
Størrelse i cm:
23,4 x 15,6 x 2,0
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Oplagsdato:
13 jul 2023
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The Great Stink of London

- Sir Joseph Bazalgette and the Cleansing of the Victorian Metropolis
Af: Stephen Halliday
Engelsk
Paperback 2023
Format:
Paperback
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‘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.

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Sprog:
Engelsk
ISBN-13:
9781803993287
Indbinding:
Paperback
ISBN-10:
1803993286
Kategori:
Udg. Dato:
13 jul 2023
Størrelse i cm:
23,4 x 15,6 x 2,0
Forlag:
Oplagsdato:
13 jul 2023
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