[PDF.84vr] Thames Embankment: Environment, Technology, and Society in Victorian London (Technology and the Environment)

Thames Embankment: Environment, Technology, and Society in Victorian London (Technology and the Environment)

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 | #3974705 in Books |  University Of Akron Press |  1997-03-01 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  9.25 x.88 x6.00l,1.20 | File type: PDF | 318 pages

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||1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.| Informative but somewhat dry, technical and short of good photos and illustrations.|By Laird M. Wilcox|I was hoping for more photos of the construction process, the embankments, photos of the Thames, the bridges crossing it and so on. On the other hand it was full of detail about the process, especially the economic and political process of bringing the Thames embankment about|About the Author|Dale H. Porter is a professor of history and humanities at Western Michigan University. He received his B.A. at Western Michigan University, his MA at Stanford University, and his PhD at the University of Oregon. He has published two books, The

Any large-scale construction project is a complex of contingencies, pitting the volatility of nature against human ingenuity, and setting the discord of human nature against itself. In The Thames Embankment, Dale H. Porter explores the tangled history of a monumental venture in Victorian London, telling with wit and authority the stories of those involved in and affected by this rough-and-tumble process, from mudlarks and wharfingers to prime ministers and lords. The emb...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.Thames Embankment: Environment, Technology, and Society in Victorian London (Technology and the Environment)   |  Dale H. Porter.Not only was the story interesting, engaging and relatable, it also teaches lessons.

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