London's Teeming Streets, 1830-1914

by James Winter

The streets of Victorian London became increasingly congested with vehicles, fast and furious drivers, pedestrians, costermongers, prostitutes, brass bands, homeless children and other obstacles to safe and rapid motion. Concerned citizens were alarmed by this unprecedented build-up of traffic and pollution. But how did this chaotic state come about - and why was more not done to prevent it?
London's Teeming Streets brings an historical perspective...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415035902
• ISBN13: 9780415035903
• Release Date: September 1993
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 276 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.5" x 9.5"