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Famous and Infamous Londoners

By: Peter de Loriol

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A compilation of thoroughly researched true stories of Londoners through the ages, well known and little known alike - their lives, loves, pastimes and crimes. Their stories weave a tapestry of London through the ages.

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The History Press

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0750954248

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9780750954242

The London Book of Days

By: Peter de Loriol

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The London Book of Days

By: Peter de Loriol

Taking you through the year day by day, The London Book of Days contains quirky, eccentric, amusing and important events and facts from different periods of history, many of which had a major impact on the religious and political history of Britain as a whole. Ideal for dipping into, this addictive little book will keep you entertained and informed. Featuring hundreds of snippets of information gleaned from the vaults of London's archives, it will delight residents and visitors alike.

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388

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The History Press

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0752492438

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Murder and Crime London

By: Peter de Loriol

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Murder and Crime London

By: Peter de Loriol

Murder and crime is caused by greed, need, jealousy, desperation and insanity. London, the financial and capital city of England is no stranger to the excesses of its turbulent citizens – their past misdemeanours enrich the fabric of this great city. Here are some of the most infamous crimes committed in the capital in its long history. Tales are included from the dark recesses of the middle ages to the turbulent eighteenth century with its nascent press and the 'great' Victorian age where pleasures and vices ran hand in hand, where excesses dominated the London scene and social and economic extremes were the norm. The early twentieth century is also treated with some of the most high profile cases that have necessitated changes in the law. This book will appeal to everyone interested in true-crime and the shadier side of London's past.

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194

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The History Press

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0750954361

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9780750954365

The First Tour de France

Sixty Cyclists and Nineteen Days of Daring on the Road to Paris

By: Peter Cossins

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The First Tour de France

Sixty Cyclists and Nineteen Days of Daring on the Road to Paris

By: Peter Cossins

From its inception, the 1903 Tour de France was a colorful affair. Full of adventure, mishaps and audacious attempts at cheating, it was a race to be remembered. Cyclists of the time weren't enthusiastic about participating in this "heroic" race on roads more suited to hooves than wheels, with bikes weighing up to thirty-five pounds, on a single fixed gear, for three full weeks. Assembling enough riders for the race meant paying unemployed amateurs from the suburbs of Paris, including a butcher, a chimney sweep and a circus acrobat. From Maurice "The White Bulldog" Garin, an Italian-born Frenchman whose parents were said to have swapped him for a round of cheese in order to smuggle him into France as a fourteen-year-old, to Hippolyte Aucouturier, who looked like a villain from a Buster Keaton movie with his jersey of horizontal stripes and handlebar moustache, the cyclists were a remarkable bunch. Starting in the Parisian suburb of Montgeron, the route took the intrepid cyclists through Lyon, over the hills to Marseille, then on to Toulouse, Bordeaux, and Nantes, ending with great fanfare at the Parc des Princes in Paris. There was no indication that this ramshackle cycling pack would draw crowds to throng France's rutted roads and cheer the first Tour heroes. But they did; and all thanks to a marketing ruse, cycling would never be the same again.

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384

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Bold Type Books

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1568589859

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9781568589855

Around The World On Two Wheels

Annie Londonderry's Extraordinary Ride

By: Peter Zheutlin

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Around The World On Two Wheels

Annie Londonderry's Extraordinary Ride

By: Peter Zheutlin

Peter Zheutlin's thoroughly researched account will make you wish you'd been around to catch a glimpse of the extraordinary woman as she went wheeling by. --Bill Littlefield, National Public Radio's Only A Game Until 1894 there were no female sport stars, no product endorsement deals, and no young mothers with the chutzpah to circle the globe on a bicycle. Annie Londonderry changed all of that. When Annie left Boston in June of that year, she was a brash young lady with a 42-pound bicycle, a revolver, a change of underwear, and a dream of freedom. She was also a feisty mother of three who had become the center of what one newspaper called "one of the most novel wagers ever made": a high-stakes bet between two wealthy merchants that a woman could not ride around the world on a bicycle. The epic journey that followed took the connection between athletics and commercialism to dizzying new heights, and turned Annie Londonderry into a symbol of women's equality. A vastly entertaining blend of social history, high adventure, and maverick marketing, Around the World on Two Wheels is an unforgettable portrait of courage, imagination, and tenacity. "Annie was a remarkable woman and well worth getting to know." --Booklist "A wonderful telling of one of the most intriguing, offbeat, and until now, lost chapters in the history of cycling." --David Herlihy, author of Bicycle: The History "A pleasant, affectionate portrait of a free spirit who pedaled her way out of Victorian constraints." --Kirkus Reviews "[A] charming and informative book." --Cape Cod Times "[An] incredible story. . .[a] fascinating book." --NextReads "[A] stirring tale. . .not only a must read, but a must have." --Western Writers of America Roundup Magazine "[A] remarkable saga." --The Winston-Salem (NC) Journal "[R]ead[s]. . .like a novel." --The Columbia (SC) State "[M]eticulously researched. . .illuminat[es] the feeling of a bygone era." --The Portsmouth (NH) Wire Peter Zheutlin has been chasing the story of his great-grandaunt Annie Londonderry for more than four years. He is an avid cyclist and a freelance journalist whose work appears regularly in the Boston Globe and the Christian Science Monitor. He has also written for the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, the Washington Post, AARP Magazine, Bicycling, the New England Quarterly, and other publications. He lives in Needham, Massachusetts.

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254

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Citadel Press

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0806530669

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9780806530666

Master Mariner

The Story of Captain Harold Chesterman

By: David Jones,Peter Nunan

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Master Mariner

The Story of Captain Harold Chesterman

By: David Jones,Peter Nunan

The story of Captain Harold Chesterman was one of the many quiet contributors to our society heroes, really who have lived among us without widespread recognition. Master Mariner follows this remarkable man’s professional association with the sea. From when he was one of the few Australian lads enrolled in a British maritime training college to when he captained a support ship that serviced lighthouses and beacons along the Queensland coast.

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250

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Boolarong Press

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1922109142

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9781922109149

Delphi Complete Works of Paul Gauguin (Illustrated)

By: Paul Gauguin,Peter Russell

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Delphi Complete Works of Paul Gauguin (Illustrated)

By: Paul Gauguin,Peter Russell

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Delphi Classics

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1786565021

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9781786565020

Liberty and Locality in Revolutionary France

Six Villages Compared, 1760–1820

By: Peter Jones

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Liberty and Locality in Revolutionary France

Six Villages Compared, 1760–1820

By: Peter Jones

This book examines the interface between the old and the new France in the period 1760–1820. It adopts an unusual 'comparative micro-historical' approach in order to illuminate the manner in which country dwellers cut themselves loose from the congeries of local societies that made up the Ancien Régime, and attached themselves to the wider polity of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic state. The apprehensions and ambitions of six groups of villagers located in different parts of the kingdom are explored in close-up across the span of a single adult lifetime. Contrasting experiences form a large part of the analysis, but the story is ultimately one of fusion around a set of values that no individual villager could possibly have anticipated, whether in 1750 or 1789. The book is at once an institutional, a social and a political history of life in the village in an epoch of momentous change.

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322

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Cambridge University Press

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1139440454

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9781139440455

Famous and Infamous Londoners

By: Peter Loriol

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By: Peter Loriol

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Murder and Crime London

By: Peter de Loriol

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The London Book of Days

By: Peter de Loriol

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Book's by Peter Loriol

Famous and Infamous Londoners

Famous and Infamous Londoners

The London Book of Days

The London Book of Days

Murder and Crime London

Murder and Crime London

The First Tour de France

The First Tour de France

Around The World On Two Wheels

Around The World On Two Wheels

Master Mariner

Master Mariner

Delphi Complete Works of Paul Gauguin (Illustrated)

Delphi Complete Works of Paul Gauguin (Illustrated)

Liberty and Locality in Revolutionary France

Liberty and Locality in Revolutionary France

Famous and Infamous Londoners

Famous and Infamous Londoners

Murder and Crime London

Murder and Crime London

The London Book of Days

The London Book of Days

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