This book covers Telford Career from his early days until its end, with detailed accounts of his life and exploits.
Anthony Burton Libros
Anthony Burton es un autor y locutor especializado principalmente en historia industrial y del transporte, desde la publicación de su primer libro en esta área en 1972. Además de canales, ferrocarriles y otras formas de transporte, sus intereses también incluyen el campo y la historia del paisaje. Sus obras sumergen a los lectores en los fascinantes mundos de los sectores industriales y las redes de transporte que han dado forma a nuestro mundo moderno. Con un agudo sentido del detalle y una prosa accesible, Burton da vida a las narrativas históricas, ilustrando su impacto duradero en el presente. Su escritura es atractiva e informativa, ofreciendo una perspectiva distintiva sobre la evolución de la tecnología y los paisajes que ha transformado. Los lectores apreciarán su talento para hacer que los temas complejos sean accesibles y para pintar imágenes vívidas del pasado.
New Historic Facts, Useful To Mining Historians, Good Selection of Illustrations, Well Researched Text, Good Index.
New in-depth researchInformative, factual textAnecdotal storiesInteresting selection of illustrationsGood index
The book gives a new perspective on the life of Isambard Brunel.
Britain's Canals
- 224 páginas
- 8 horas de lectura
A charming and insightful exploration of the amazing architecture and engineering wonders that surround Britain's inland waterways.
George and Robert Stephenson
- 232 páginas
- 9 horas de lectura
Newly researched information, good selection of illustrations, good index.
A Comprehensive History of the Industry, New Factual Information, Interesting Narrative, Useful Selection of Illustrations
This is the first book to tell the story of London's transport system from the earliest times to the present day.
The Industrial Revolution was one of the greatest changes in the history of society. It transformed Britain's "green and pleasant land" from an agricultural world into one dominated by spinning and weaving were mechanized; roads, railways and canals spread across the country; mining and factories wiped out the cottage industries and eroded a rural way of life for ever. Man's immense inventiveness and skill also created appalling suffering and cruelty, sacrificing humanity for profit in a society riven with inequalities that remian today. Yet, as the photographs in this book show, the "dark, satanic mills" and machines that changed the world are brilliantly, often beautifully designed, and the industrial landscape is haunting in its vast, imposing grandeur. Combined with lively writing and dramatic historical accounts, they transport our imaginations back to the revolutionary age of smoke and steam.
