Why read London's Docklands?

Book cover of London's Docklands: A History of the Lost Quarter

Book description

Do you remember the docks?

In its heyday, the Port of London was the biggest in the world. It was a sprawling network of quays, wharves, canals and basins, providing employment for over 100,000 people. From the dockworker to the prostitute, the Romans to the Republic of the Isle of…

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London

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European history

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Why read it?

1 author picked London's Docklands as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Margarette Lincoln

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This book is carefully researched and gives fascinating insights into the area around London’s docks. Rule begins her account in Roman times and takes the story through into the twenty-first century. She is committed to explaining how London’s docks, which employed around 100,000 men some sixty years ago, could so quickly have been swept away, and she shows huge sympathy for the people who lived and worked in the area. What I especially like is the range of sources she uses, from archaeological records to personal interviews.

From Margarette's list on maritime London.