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Dirty Old London

Lee Jackson
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      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.
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: Lee Jackson EAN: 9780300216110 COUNTRY: United States PAGES: WEIGHT: 363 g HEIGHT: 197 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Yale University Press DATE PUBLISHED: 2015-10-15 CITY: GENRE: HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, HISTORY / Modern / 19th Century, HISTORY / Social History WIDTH: 127 cm SPINE:

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      London, Greater London, c 1500 onwards to present day, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, European history, Social and cultural history

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      Lee Jackson is a well-known Victorianist and creator of a preeminent website on Victorian London (www.victorianlondon.org).
      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.
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: Lee Jackson EAN: 9780300216110 COUNTRY: United States PAGES: WEIGHT: 363 g HEIGHT: 197 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Yale University Press DATE PUBLISHED: 2015-10-15 CITY: GENRE: HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, HISTORY / Modern / 19th Century, HISTORY / Social History WIDTH: 127 cm SPINE:

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      London, Greater London, c 1500 onwards to present day, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, European history, Social and cultural history

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      Lee Jackson is a well-known Victorianist and creator of a preeminent website on Victorian London (www.victorianlondon.org).

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