{"product_id":"100-fascinating-londoners","title":"100 Fascinating Londoners","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"image-and-product-meta\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"woocommerce-product-gallery woocommerce-product-gallery--with-images woocommerce-product-gallery--columns-4 images\" data-columns=\"4\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"woocommerce-product-gallery__wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"image-and-product-meta\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"woocommerce-product-gallery woocommerce-product-gallery--with-images woocommerce-product-gallery--columns-4 images\" data-columns=\"4\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"woocommerce-product-gallery__wrapper\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"summary entry-summary\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"contributor\"\u003eEdited by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eMichael Baker\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eHilary Bates Neary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"blurb\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese brief biographies reflect a century and a half of London's history and reflect key events and fascinating adventures drawn from the lives of people from all walks of life who made a lasting impression on their hometown.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLondon, Ontario marks its 150th birthday in 2005, and Michael Baker and Hilary Bates Neary return from the success of\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eLondon Street Names\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewith a new collection in time to catch the sesquicentennial celebration.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFollowing up their popular\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLondon Street Names\u003c\/i\u003e, Michael Baker and Hilary Neary present in this book stories drawn from the lives of more than one hundred people, both influential and the infamous, who made London their home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese brief biographies reflect a century and a half of London's history and reflect key events and fascinating adventures drawn from the lives of people from all walks of life who made a lasting impression on their hometown. The cast of characters includes the venerable and the villainous, community leaders, curious minds, artists, entrepreneurs, visionaries, crooks, kooks, a brass band, and even one horse.\u003c\/p\u003e\nThe strength of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e100 Fascinating Londoners\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis that it taps into the research of many enthusiastic researchers and local historians who have learned about figures from London's past. The result is an entertaining, informative book, which offers a fascinating introduction to the history of London and the wide array of characters who have made the city their home in the past 150 years.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"summary entry-summary\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRichly illustrated in colour and black-and-white with modern and archival photographs, this book offers a fascinating window onto the history of London. This new edition includes 30 new streets and stories.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Formac Lorimer Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53360631775551,"sku":null,"price":24.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0776\/4123\/files\/9781550288827.jpg?v=1780071982","url":"https:\/\/shop.museumlondon.ca\/products\/100-fascinating-londoners","provider":"Shop Museum London","version":"1.0","type":"link"}