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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. The exhilarating story of how London came to be one of the most exciting and influential places on earthfrom the citys 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 bizarrefrom Hadrian to Samuel Johnson to Winston Churchill to the Rolling Stonesilluminating with unforgettable clarity the era each inhabited. He also pauses to shine a light on innovations that have contributed to the citys 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. This sparkling new history of London, told through a relay-race of great Londoners shows in one, personality-packed book that the ingenuity, diversity, creativity and enterprise of London are second to none. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781594631467
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