Once England`s second city, Bristol is still the commercial, retail & distribution centre for the whole of the South West. The city`s long & fascinating history has been the subject of many books, one of the most successful being the same author`s Bristol: A Pictorial History (1991). Now he has greatly expanded the narrative of that book into a full, detailed account, combined with a fine selection of carefully-chosen illustrations, & provides a striking & highly authoritative exploration of every aspect of the unique history of this particularly interesting city.