Sweat and Inspiration
Pioneers of the Industrial Age
Published on 15. February 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-0-7509-2675-1 (ISBN)
Description
The story of the great engineering pioneers of the 19th century who transformed the pastoral landscape of Britain in 1800 into the kind of environment we live in today. Heroic engineers and designers featured include Isambard Kingdom Brunel, George and Robert Stephenson and Thomas Telford.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Stroud
United Kingdom
Publishing group
The History Press Ltd
Illustrations
67 b&w illustrations, chronology, bibliography, index
Dimensions
Height: 244 mm
Width: 172 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-7509-2675-1 (9780750926751)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Danger at sea; smoke on the road; the rock attacked; beneath the Thames; the light shines out; a canal in the sky; fathers and sons; dreams across the ocean; defeat and disaster; the old men bow out; no stopping the Iron Horse; trains and tunnel triumphant; end of an era; a bridge to a new world.