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6 of 55 unique roads. A road can belong to several topics and still has one guide and URL.

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Nonfiction · Places

Cities

Walk through settlements that concentrated culture, trade, and invention.

6 chapters · 0 completed chapter reviews

Nonfiction · Places

Nagpur

Trace Nagpur from regional records through Gond and Bhonsle rule to modern Maharashtra.

6 chapters · 0 completed chapter reviews

Nonfiction · Places

Mumbai

Follow Mumbai from its regional past through colonial transfers, railways, mills, political change and new harbour connections.

11 chapters · 11 completed chapter reviews

Nonfiction · Places

London

Follow London through Roman settlement, shifting medieval centres, disaster, government and transport.

10 chapters · 10 completed chapter reviews

Nonfiction · Places

New York City

Follow selected changes in the harbor, its communities, government, transport and public life.

12 chapters · 12 completed chapter reviews

Nonfiction · Places

Paris

Trace Paris through ancient settlement, medieval building, revolution, urban transformation, liberation and restoration.

10 chapters · 10 completed chapter reviews