The Mercenary River: Private Greed, Public Good: A History of London's

Author: Nick Higham Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 480 Anyone interested in the real London needs to read this. - Andrew Marr No city can survive without water, and lots of it. Today we take the stuff for granted: turn a tap and it gushes out. But it wasn't always so. For centuries London, one of the largest and richest cities in the world, struggled to supply its citizens with reliable, clean water. The Mercenary River tells the story of...Read more