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London Rising: The Men Who Made Modern London

Leo Hollis

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Description:By the middle of the seventeenth century, London was on the verge ofcollapse. Its ancient infrastructure could no longer support itsexplosive growth; the English Civil War had torn society apart; and in1665 the capital was struck by a plague that claimed 100,000 lives. Andthen, the following year, the Great Fire destroyed huge swaths of thecity. As Leo Hollis recounts in his stirring history of the period,modern London was born out of this crucible. Among the catalystsfor this rebirth were five extraordinary men, each deeply influenced bythe Civil War, whose intersecting lives form the heart of London Rising :famed philosopher John Locke, whose ideas about the individual wouldoutline a new theory of civil society based on natural rights; diaristJohn Evelyn, who insightfully chronicled the tumult and transformationbefore him; the polymathic scientist and architect Robert Hooke;developer Nicholas Barbon, who rebuilt much of the city after the fire;and Christoper Wren, astronomer, geometer, and the greatest Englisharchitect of his time, whose reconstruction of St. Paul's Cathedral wasthe essential symbol of London's rebirth. The city today is in greatpart the result of the myriad advances in literature, planning, science,and social issues forged by these five. Hollis paints a vibrantportrait of one of the world's greatest cities, and of a generation ofmen whose impact on London is unmatched.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with London Rising: The Men Who Made Modern London. To get started finding London Rising: The Men Who Made Modern London, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: By the middle of the seventeenth century, London was on the verge ofcollapse. Its ancient infrastructure could no longer support itsexplosive growth; the English Civil War had torn society apart; and in1665 the capital was struck by a plague that claimed 100,000 lives. Andthen, the following year, the Great Fire destroyed huge swaths of thecity. As Leo Hollis recounts in his stirring history of the period,modern London was born out of this crucible. Among the catalystsfor this rebirth were five extraordinary men, each deeply influenced bythe Civil War, whose intersecting lives form the heart of London Rising :famed philosopher John Locke, whose ideas about the individual wouldoutline a new theory of civil society based on natural rights; diaristJohn Evelyn, who insightfully chronicled the tumult and transformationbefore him; the polymathic scientist and architect Robert Hooke;developer Nicholas Barbon, who rebuilt much of the city after the fire;and Christoper Wren, astronomer, geometer, and the greatest Englisharchitect of his time, whose reconstruction of St. Paul's Cathedral wasthe essential symbol of London's rebirth. The city today is in greatpart the result of the myriad advances in literature, planning, science,and social issues forged by these five. Hollis paints a vibrantportrait of one of the world's greatest cities, and of a generation ofmen whose impact on London is unmatched.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with London Rising: The Men Who Made Modern London. To get started finding London Rising: The Men Who Made Modern London, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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