London's Docklands: A History of the Lost Quarter

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ISBN: 9780711037168 | 0711037167
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 10/2/2012

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From archaeological finds through to diaries, newspaper articles, census returns and personal interviews, the lost docks of London are rediscovered through fascinating tales of Medieval mercers, river pirates, shipbuilders, merchant adventurers, mud larks, Dockers, socialist agitators, brothel keepers and opium eatersâ€¦ to name but a few.

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Introduction	p. 8
Ad Initium	p. 11
A New Era	p. 42
The Rebirth of London	p. 56
Merchants and Monopolies	p. 66
Plague and Politics	p. 88
Voyages of Discovery	p. 97
Black Gold	p. 129
Fire	p. 142
Mr Lloyd's Coffee House	p. 159
Fur, Whales and New Developments	p. 165
The Pros and Cons of Prosperity	p. 173
The Canal Boom	p. 186
The Great 19th Century Docks	p. 195
The Age of Steam	p. 207
The Rise of the Wharves	p. 224
Life in the Victorian Docks	p. 233
Boiling Point	p. 252
The Beginning of the End	p. 267
Crash, Depression and Conflict	p. 281
The Demise of the Docks	p. 298
Select Bibliography	p. 326
Index	p. 330
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London's Docklands: A History of the Lost Quarter

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