The Mercenary River: Private Greed, Public Good: A History of London's Water by Nick Higham

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

Nick Higham

470 pages • missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction history informative medium-paced
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Based on new research, it tells a tale of remarkable technological, scientific and organisational breakthroughs; but also a story of greed and complacency, high finance and low politics. Among the breakthroughs was the picturesque New River, neith...

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