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The Great Stink
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Author : Colleen Paeff
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2021-08-31
The Great Stink written by Colleen Paeff and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-08-31 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
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.
The Great Stink Of London
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Author : Stephen Halliday
language : en
Publisher: The History Press
Release Date : 2001-02-15
The Great Stink Of London written by Stephen Halliday and has been published by The History Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-02-15 with Technology & Engineering categories.
'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.
The Great Stink Of Paris And The Nineteenth Century Struggle Against Filth And Germs
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Author : David S. Barnes
language : en
Publisher: JHU Press
Release Date : 2006-06-06
The Great Stink Of Paris And The Nineteenth Century Struggle Against Filth And Germs written by David S. Barnes and has been published by JHU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-06-06 with History categories.
Ultimately, the attitudes of physicians and the French public were shaped by political struggles between republicans and the clergy, by aggressive efforts to educate and civilizethe peasantry, and by long-term shifts in the public's ability to tolerate the odor of bodily substances.--Donald Reid, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill "American Historical Review"
The Great Stink
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Author : Clare Clark
language : en
Publisher: HMH
Release Date : 2006-10-02
The Great Stink written by Clare Clark and has been published by HMH this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-10-02 with Fiction categories.
A mystery that offers “a gripping and richly atmospheric glimpse into the literal underworld of Victorian England—the labyrinthine London sewer system” (Publishers Weekly, starred review). Clare Clark’s critically acclaimed The Great Stink “reeks of talent” as it vividly brings to life the dark and mysterious underworld of Victorian London (The Washington Post Book World). Set in 1855, it tells the story of William May, an engineer who has returned home to London from the horrors of the Crimean War. When he secures a job transforming the city’s sewer system, he believes that he will be able to find salvation in the subterranean world beneath the city. But the peace of the tunnels is shattered by a murder, and William is implicated as the killer. Could he truly have committed the crime? How will he bring the truth above ground? With richly atmospheric prose, The Great Stink combines fact and fiction to transport readers into London’s putrid past, and marks the debut of a remarkably talented writer in the tradition of the very best historical novelists. “A crackerjack historical novel that combines the creepy intrigue of Caleb Carr, the sensory overload of Peter Ackroyd and the academic curiosity of A. S. Byatt.” —Los Angeles Times
One Hot Summer
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Author : Rosemary Ashton
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 2017-07-18
One Hot Summer written by Rosemary Ashton and has been published by Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-07-18 with History categories.
A unique, in-depth view of Victorian London during the record-breaking summer of 1858, when residents both famous and now-forgotten endured “The Great Stink” together While 1858 in London may have been noteworthy for its broiling summer months and the related stench of the sewage-filled Thames River, the year is otherwise little remembered. And yet, historian Rosemary Ashton reveals in this compelling microhistory, 1858 was marked by significant, if unrecognized, turning points. For ordinary people, and also for the rich, famous, and powerful, the months from May to August turned out to be a summer of consequence. Ashton mines Victorian letters and gossip, diaries, court records, newspapers, and other contemporary sources to uncover historically crucial moments in the lives of three protagonists—Charles Dickens, Charles Darwin, and Benjamin Disraeli. She also introduces others who gained renown in the headlines of the day, among them George Eliot, Karl Marx, William Thackeray, and Edward Bulwer Lytton. Ashton reveals invisible threads of connection among Londoners at every social level in 1858, bringing the celebrated city and its citizens vibrantly to life.
The Big Stink
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Author : David Lubar
language : en
Publisher: Macmillan
Release Date : 2010-08-31
The Big Stink written by David Lubar and has been published by Macmillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-08-31 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
"I figured, being dead, my life would become a lot simpler. I wouldn't have to take care of myself or worry about stuff like eating the right food. But dead kids have a whole different bundle of problems."—Nathan Abercrombie It's a stinky situation when Nathan's school, Belgosi Upper Elementary, develops a mold problem and his class is forced to share space with the first graders. Soon the eighth graders show up too, including Rodney the bully's older and meaner brother, Ridley. Could he be the reason for the stinky, putrid, rotten smell that seems to be following Nathan around? It's up to Nathan, Abigail, and Mookie to solve the mystery of the big stink before it pollutes the entire town. Fans of David Lubar's popular Weenies short story collections, which have sold more than one and a half million copies, are sure to enjoy this fourth hilarious installment of the adventures of Nathan Abercrombie, Accidental Zombie. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
The Great Stink Of London
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Author : Stephen Halliday
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008
The Great Stink Of London written by Stephen Halliday and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Engineers categories.
The Thames Tideway Tunnel
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Author : Phil Stride
language : en
Publisher: The History Press
Release Date : 2019-02-25
The Thames Tideway Tunnel written by Phil Stride and has been published by The History Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-02-25 with Technology & Engineering categories.
In 1858 the 'Great Stink of London' made much of the city along the Thames uninhabitable. Between 1848 and 1854 nearly 25,000 Londoners died of cholera, a disease borne by foul water. Joseph Bazalgette saved the city, building sewers that would serve 4 million people and stop waste water emptying into the Thames. These sewers are still the backbone of London's sewerage system today, but the city's population is now approaching 10 million; the old sewers can't cope and action needs to be taken to ensure that 'The Great Stink' never happens again. This is where the Thames Tideway Tunnel comes in: a £4.2 billion, 25km-long, 7.2m-diameter tunnel that will stop virtually all of the sewer overflows into the Thames and give us a cleaner and healthier river and city. This is the inside story on the tunnel, from the very start to breaking ground and all the steps along the way. Written by Phil Stride, a leading civil engineer, it is a unique chance both to see behind the scenes of an incredible civil engineering project and to meet the people who've taken it forward over the last ten years.
The Great Stink
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Author : Clare Clark
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005
The Great Stink written by Clare Clark and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Crimean War, 1853-1856 categories.
Returning to London after the horrors of the Crimean War, William May has landed a job at the heart of Bazalgette's transformation of the London sewers. But when the sewers begin to yield dark and dangerous secrets, May discovers that life above ground is far more dangerous than beneath
Toby And The Great Stink
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Author : Gary Bell
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009
Toby And The Great Stink written by Gary Bell and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with categories.