THE UNRULY CITY by Mike Rapport (non-fic)

In “The Unruly City,” historian Mike Rapport presents three cities, New York City, London and Paris and the events which changed their citizens and the face of each city.  Roughly covering the period of unrest between 1765 and 1795, the author integrates and entwines this dangerous time of revolutionary thought and its rapid spread across the European continent and the Atlantic Ocean.  Rapport covers all aspects of city life, commercial, architectural, academic and governmental. We may be familiar with both the French and American revolutions, but it is important to recognize the profound changes that the events in these two countries had on London and England itself. I recommend this book as a well-written, interesting read of how events take on a life of their own and move men to greatness as well as failure.