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Over Here, Over There: The People and Places That Made the Story of London and America

From the days of the earliest colonists setting sail for New England, London and America have been bound by deep ties of history, friendship and family. But crossing the Atlantic has been a two-way journey since indigenous peoples came to plead with the monarch to protect their land against settlers.This book tells, for the first time in one place, the stories of those who have made that journey: among them writers, artists, actors, film makers, politicians, military commanders, entrepreneurs, inventors, singers and painters – even a traitor and a spy.There are more than 100 biographies of Americans and Londoners who have contributed to the development of the USA and London. They range from Pocahontas to the Kennedy family; John Adams to Nancy Astor; T.S. Eliot to Gordon Selfridge; Lady Jennie Churchill to Paul Robeson; and the Duchess of Windsor to Jimi Hendrix.The book also describes the many London monuments and places of interest to Americans, like memorialsin Westminster Abbey; the American Chapel, St. Paul`s Cathedral; and the Virginia Quay Settlers monument. It also details information on, and the location of, the seven statues of US presidents.Richly illustrated with photographs of buildigns, monuments, people and commemorative plaques, this is a book both for tourists and native Londoners to seek out the personal links between Britain`s capital and the country it helped to create.

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