Download The City Of London Volume 1 by David Kynaston - mirror 1 --- mirror 2 --- mirror 3 -- --------------- br Synopsis: A World of Its Own tells the story of the City of London's nineteenth century ascent to its position as the world's leading international financial centre. We witness the rise of the merchant banks, the growth of the Stock Exchange, the internationalism of the money market, and the characters behind these developments, like the mercurial Nathan Rothschild or the dour Joshua Bates.