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London under : the secret history beneath the streets  Cover Image Book Book

London under : the secret history beneath the streets

Summary: A look at what goes on below London's streets, from original springs and streams and Roman amphitheaters to Victorian sewers, gang hideouts, and modern tube stations.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780385531504 (trade : alk. paper)
  • ISBN: 0385531508
  • Physical Description: print
    228 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.
  • Edition: 1st U.S. ed.
  • Publisher: New York : Nan A. Talese/Doubleday, c2011.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. [207]-209) and index.
Formatted Contents Note: Darkness visible -- Rising up -- Holy water -- Forgotten streams -- Old man river -- The heart of darkness -- The pipes of London -- The mole men -- The deep lines -- Far under ground -- Buried secrets -- The war below -- Deep fantasies.
Citation/References Note:
Booklist, October 2011
Kirkus Review, August 2011
Booklist
Kirkus Review
Target Audience Note:
Adult Follett Library Resources
Adult
Subject: Underground areas -- England -- London -- History
London (England) -- Description and travel
Subways -- England -- London -- History
Tunnels -- England -- London -- History
London (England) -- History
Underground areas -- History
London (England) -- Description and travel
Subways -- London (England) -- History
Tunnels -- London (England) -- History
London (England) -- History

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Headingley Municipal Library.

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  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Holdable? Status Due Date
Headingley Municipal Library 942.1 ACK (Text) 36440000257104 Adult Nonfiction Volume hold Available -

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