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The Great Stink of London

Author : Stephen Halliday
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0752493787
Total Pages : 359 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (524 download)

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Download or read book The Great Stink of London written by Stephen Halliday and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2001-02-15 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'An extraordinary history' PETER ACKROYD, The Times 'A lively account of (Bazalgette's) magnificent achievements. . . graphically illustrated' HERMIONE HOBHOUSE 'Halliday is good on sanitary engineering and even better on cloaca, crud and putrefaction . . . (he) writes with the relish of one who savours his subject and has deeply researched it. . . splendidly illustrated' RUTH RENDELL In the sweltering summer of 1858, sewage generated by over two million Londoners was pouring into the Thames, producing a stink so offensive that it drove Members of Parliament from the chamber of the House of Commons. The Times called the crisis 'The Great Stink'. Parliament had to act – drastic measures were required to clean the Thames and to improve London's primitive system of sanitation. The great engineer entrusted with this enormous task was Sir Joseph Bazalgette, who rose to the challenge and built the system of intercepting sewers, pumping stations and treatment works that serves London to this day. In the process, he cleansed the Thames and helped banish cholera. The Great Stink of London offers a vivid insight into Bazalgette's achievements and the era in which he worked and lived, including his heroic battles with politicians and bureaucrats that would transform the face and health of the world's then largest city.

The Great Stink of Paris and the Nineteenth-Century Struggle against Filth and Germs

Author : David S. Barnes
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 0801888735
Total Pages : 500 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book The Great Stink of Paris and the Nineteenth-Century Struggle against Filth and Germs written by David S. Barnes and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2006-06-06 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The scientific and social history surrounding the 1880 incident of a foul odor in Paris and the development of public health culture that followed. Late in the summer of 1880, a wave of odors enveloped large portions of Paris. As the stench lingered, outraged residents feared that the foul air would breed an epidemic. Fifteen years later—when the City of Light was in the grips of another Great Stink—the public conversation about health and disease had changed dramatically. Parisians held their noses and protested, but this time few feared that the odors would spread disease. Historian David S. Barnes examines the birth of a new microbe-centered science of public health during the 1880s and 1890s, when the germ theory of disease burst into public consciousness. Tracing a series of developments in French science, medicine, politics, and culture, Barnes reveals how the science and practice of public health changed during the heyday of the Bacteriological Revolution. Despite its many innovations, however, the new science of germs did not entirely sweep away the older “sanitarian” view of public health. The longstanding conviction that disease could be traced to filthy people, places, and substances remained strong, even as it was translated into the language of bacteriology. Ultimately, the attitudes of physicians and the French public were shaped by political struggles between republicans and the clergy, by aggressive efforts to educate and “civilize” the peasantry, and by long-term shifts in the public’s ability to tolerate the odor of bodily substances. “A well-developed study in medically related social history, it tells an intriguing tale and prompts us to ask how our own cultural contexts affect our views and actions regarding environmental and infectious scourges here and now.” —New England Journal of Medicine “Both a captivating story and a sophisticated historical study. Kudos to Barnes for this valuable and insightful book that both physicians and historians will enjoy.” —Journal of the American Medical Association

The Great Stink

Author : Clare Clark
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 0156030888
Total Pages : 373 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (56 download)

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Download or read book The Great Stink written by Clare Clark and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2006 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With extraordinarily vivid characters and unflinching prose that recall "Year of Wonders" and "The Dress Lodger, The Great Stink" marks the debut of an outstandingly talented writer in the tradition of the best historical novelists.

One Hot Summer

Author : Rosemary Ashton
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300231199
Total Pages : 346 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book One Hot Summer written by Rosemary Ashton and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2017-07-18 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A unique, in-depth view of Victorian London during the record-breaking summer of 1858, when residents both famous and now-forgotten endured “The Great Stink” together While 1858 in London may have been noteworthy for its broiling summer months and the related stench of the sewage-filled Thames River, the year is otherwise little remembered. And yet, historian Rosemary Ashton reveals in this compelling microhistory, 1858 was marked by significant, if unrecognized, turning points. For ordinary people, and also for the rich, famous, and powerful, the months from May to August turned out to be a summer of consequence. Ashton mines Victorian letters and gossip, diaries, court records, newspapers, and other contemporary sources to uncover historically crucial moments in the lives of three protagonists—Charles Dickens, Charles Darwin, and Benjamin Disraeli. She also introduces others who gained renown in the headlines of the day, among them George Eliot, Karl Marx, William Thackeray, and Edward Bulwer Lytton. Ashton reveals invisible threads of connection among Londoners at every social level in 1858, bringing the celebrated city and its citizens vibrantly to life.

The Big Stink

Author : David Lubar
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 0765325101
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (653 download)

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Download or read book The Big Stink written by David Lubar and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2010-08-31 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As Nathan Abercrombie, a half-dead zombie, continues his work for the Bureau of Useful Misadventure (B.U.M.), he must find a way to deal with the stink of his own rotting flesh.

Stink and the Great Guinea Pig Express

Author : Megan McDonald
Publisher : ABDO
ISBN 13 : 9781599616834
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (168 download)

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Download or read book Stink and the Great Guinea Pig Express written by Megan McDonald and published by ABDO. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In honor of Judy Moody's younger "bother," the creators of the award-winning series introduce Stink's solo adventures, with tales enhanced by a series of comic strips, drawn by Stink himself, that are interspersed throughout.

Melonhead and the Big Stink

Author : Katy Kelly
Publisher : Yearling
ISBN 13 : 0375845275
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (758 download)

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Download or read book Melonhead and the Big Stink written by Katy Kelly and published by Yearling. This book was released on 2011-05-10 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Melonhead is back in action, filled with curiosity, stirring up a little trouble (even though he doesn't mean to), and determined to have a summer of fun! In this second book in the Melonhead chapter book series, Melonhead is still pals with Lucy Rose, but he's not going to Parks & Rec camp this summer. He ruined one of Mrs. Wilkins's favorite garden plants, so his parents have "loaned" him to her to do chores. This is going to mess up his summer plans if he doesn't figure something out. He and Sam need to find a way to get to New York City to see the titan arum "bunga bangkai" plant. It's supposed to be twelve feet tall, weigh a hundred pounds, and smell like dead mammals, plus rot, plus spoiled food. It only blooms once every seven years, and even then only for two days and then it keels over dead. It's the Big Stink of a Lifetime! But Melonhead has to get a few more good deeds out of the way first, and doing chores for Mrs. Wilkins is a good start, even if it wasn't in the plan to begin with!

Superfrog and the Big Stink

Author : Michael Foreman
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1849397546
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (493 download)

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Download or read book Superfrog and the Big Stink written by Michael Foreman and published by Random House. This book was released on 2013-02-07 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Superfrog is back on another urgent mission - rubbish from the big, grey city is polluting his pond! Once again it is up to everyone's favourite Superhero to save the day! 'Michael Foreman is deservedly in the first rank of children’s illustrators with his mastery of brilliant watercolours.' Sunday Times

A Big Stink

Author : Edward H. Kafka-Gelbrecht
Publisher : Ten Speed Press
ISBN 13 : 1984859587
Total Pages : 113 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (848 download)

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Download or read book A Big Stink written by Edward H. Kafka-Gelbrecht and published by Ten Speed Press. This book was released on 2021-09-07 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A delightfully illustrated story about passing gas and passing the buck, by a renowned scholar of gastrointestinal humor who has seen and smelled it all. The marriage of flatulence and wordplay is a potent source of pleasure as old as language itself. So says Edward H. Kafka-Gelbrecht, who has spent a lifetime studying the art of the unclaimed fart, from the courtroom to the convent. Now, in this illustrated tour de force, he airs a more personal story about a quiet elevator ride that is shattered by an ignoble gas. Starting with the classic “He who smelt it, dealt it” and the indignant riposte “She who denied it, supplied it,” the repartee heats up as the elevator rises. Can a reek that drives people apart instead bring two hearts together? A Big Stink’s beguiling blend of highbrow and lowbrow humor will delight oversharing families and word lovers alike. Illustrator Sophia Vincent Guy ramps up the fun with elegantly detailed illustrations sprinkled with Easter eggs. Sure to reduce even the most solemn adults to irrepressible giggles, A Big Stink is a ripping good read and a breath of foul air.

The Sewer Rat Stink: A Graphic Novel (Geronimo Stilton #1)

Author : Geronimo Stilton
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1338587315
Total Pages : 211 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (385 download)

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Download or read book The Sewer Rat Stink: A Graphic Novel (Geronimo Stilton #1) written by Geronimo Stilton and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2020-05-05 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Praise for The Sewer Rat Stink:"Fresh, funny, and fast-paced. The free-style artwork and anything-goes story will make kids want to write and draw their own books!" -Dav PilkeyThis is Geronimo Stilton like you've never seen him before! A stinky smell is taking over New Mouse City! No mouse can live like this! Geronimo and his best friend Hercule, the private detective, head underground into the sewer world of Mouse Island to investigate. Can they save the city from the stench?This is all-new Geronimo Stilton as interpreted by author, artist, and longtime fan Tom Angleberger. Tom is a New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestselling author.

Stink: The Absolutely Astronomical Collection, Books 4-6

Author : Megan McDonald
Publisher : Candlewick Press
ISBN 13 : 0763664146
Total Pages : 408 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (636 download)

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Download or read book Stink: The Absolutely Astronomical Collection, Books 4-6 written by Megan McDonald and published by Candlewick Press. This book was released on 2013-03-12 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It’s an out-of-this-world NEW collection of Stink adventures! Get a whiff of Stink as he rescues a slew of guinea pigs, saves the planet Pluto, and vies for a thumb-wrestling championship — all in one awesome set. Included are books 4 through 6: Stink and the Great Guinea Pig Express Stink: Solar System Superhero Stink and the Ultimate Thumb-Wrestling Smackdown

Stink and the World's Worst Super-Stinky Sneakers

Author : Megan McDonald
Publisher : Candlewick Press
ISBN 13 : 0763651907
Total Pages : 145 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (636 download)

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Download or read book Stink and the World's Worst Super-Stinky Sneakers written by Megan McDonald and published by Candlewick Press. This book was released on 2010-06-14 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Follow your nose to a hilarious Stink-fest no kid will want to miss! GROSS ME OUT! STINK-O! SKUNKSVILLE! Stink Moody’s class is going on a field trip to the Gross-Me-Out exhibit at the science museum, and he can’t wait to see the Vomit Machine, the Burp-O-Meter, and the Musical Farts. Best of all, when he gets to the Everybody Stinks exhibit, Stink discovers that his very own nose has amazing sniffing abilities -- and he learns that some people have real jobs sniffing stuff for NASA! Soon the junior olfactory wiz is engrossed in toilet water, corpse flowers, and all things smelly, and he and Sophie of the Elves are set to go toe-to-toe in a stinky sneaker contest. Will Stink’s fetid footwear be foul enough to earn him a Golden Clothespin Award? Stink’s loyal fans will be holding their breath for his latest outrageous solo adventure.

Alex Sparrow and the Really Big Stink

Author : Jennifer Killick
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781910080566
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (85 download)

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Download or read book Alex Sparrow and the Really Big Stink written by Jennifer Killick and published by . This book was released on 2017-05-15 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Great Stink

Author : Colleen Paeff
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1534449302
Total Pages : 44 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (344 download)

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Download or read book The Great Stink written by Colleen Paeff and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-08-31 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Robert F. Sibert Honor Book! Discover the true story about the determined engineer who fixed London’s pollution problem in this funny, accessible nonfiction picture book featuring engaging art from the illustrator of Queen Victoria’s Bathing Machine. It’s the summer of 1858, and London’s River Thames STINKS. What is creating this revolting smell? The answer is gross: the river is full of poop. But the smell isn’t the worst problem. Every few years, cholera breaks out, and thousands of people die. Could there be a connection between the foul water and the deadly disease? One engineer dreams of making London a cleaner, healthier place. His name is Joseph Bazalgette. His grand plan to create a new sewer system to clean the river is an engineering marvel. And his sewers will save lives. Nothing stinky about that. With tips for how to prevent pollution today, this fascinating look at science, history, and what one person can do to create change will impress and astound readers who want to help make their planet a cleaner, happier place to live.

The Great Stink of Paris and the Nineteenth-Century Struggle Against Filth and Germs

Author : David S. Barnes
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 0801883490
Total Pages : 329 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book The Great Stink of Paris and the Nineteenth-Century Struggle Against Filth and Germs written by David S. Barnes and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2006-06-06 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ultimately, the attitudes of physicians and the French public were shaped by political struggles between republicans and the clergy, by aggressive efforts to educate and civilizethe peasantry, and by long-term shifts in the public's ability to tolerate the odor of bodily substances.--Donald Reid, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill "American Historical Review"

The Great Stink

Author : Colleen Paeff
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1534449299
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (344 download)

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Download or read book The Great Stink written by Colleen Paeff and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-08-31 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This funny and informative picture book tells the story of Joseph Bazalgette, a 19th century engineer who designed London's first comprehensive sewage system. In doing so, he saved thousands of lives from cholera outbreaks that regularly plagued the city. This STEM-focused story provides a window into the past and shows how one invention went on to affect generations to come-and teaches kids how they can prevent pollution in their own neighborhoods today"--

The Great Stink of London

Author : Stephen Halliday
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0752493787
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (524 download)

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Download or read book The Great Stink of London written by Stephen Halliday and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2001-02-15 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ‘An extraordinary history’ PETER ACKROYD, The Times ‘A lively account of (Bazalgette’s) magnificent achievements. . . graphically illustrated’ HERMIONE HOBHOUSE ‘Halliday is good on sanitary engineering and even better on cloaca, crud and putrefaction . . . (he) writes with the relish of one who savours his subject and has deeply researched it. . . splendidly illustrated’ RUTH RENDELL In the sweltering summer of 1858, sewage generated by over two million Londoners was pouring into the Thames, producing a stink so offensive that it drove Members of Parliament from the chamber of the House of Commons. The Times called the crisis ‘The Great Stink’. Parliament had to act – drastic measures were required to clean the Thames and to improve London’s primitive system of sanitation. The great engineer entrusted with this enormous task was Sir Joseph Bazalgette, who rose to the challenge and built the system of intercepting sewers, pumping stations and treatment works that serves London to this day. In the process, he cleansed the Thames and helped banish cholera. The Great Stink of London offers a vivid insight into Bazalgette’s achievements and the era in which he worked and lived, including his heroic battles with politicians and bureaucrats that would transform the face and health of the world’s then largest city.