London: A Tale of Two Cities (2012)

London: A Tale of Two Cities (2012). 1h | PG

“Whilte Iu0026#39;m not a fan of Dan Cruickshanku0026#39;s hyper-enthusiastic narrative style, his story of 17th century London is most engaging. The idea that London rose to greatness on a foundation of scandal; priates, prostitutes, gambling, liquor, human feces, gossip, land speculators, coffee and worst of all French immigrants then thrived after back to back disasters; plaque and fire is remarkable.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eDan delves into obscure sources of entertaining and semingly trivial facts that provided the sparks of Londonu0026#39;s blossoming. And he tells the stories, with great admiration, of obscure individuals who rose to prominence by establishing new industries that escalated the growth of the city.”