This book covers Telford Career from his early days until its end, with detailed accounts of his life and exploits.
Anthony Burton Libri
Anthony Burton è un autore e radiologo specializzato principalmente nella storia industriale e dei trasporti, a partire dal suo primo libro in materia nel 1972. Oltre a canali, ferrovie e altre forme di trasporto, i suoi interessi includono anche la campagna e la storia del paesaggio. Le sue opere invitano i lettori nei affascinanti regni dei settori industriali e delle reti di trasporto che hanno plasmato il nostro mondo moderno. Con un occhio attento ai dettagli e una prosa accessibile, Burton dà vita alle narrazioni storiche, illustrando il loro impatto duraturo sul presente. La sua scrittura è sia avvincente che informativa, offrendo una prospettiva distintiva sull'evoluzione della tecnologia e sui paesaggi che ha trasformato. I lettori apprezzeranno il suo talento nel rendere accessibili argomenti complessi e nel dipingere immagini vivide del passato.
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
- 224pagine
- 8 ore di lettura
A charming and insightful exploration of the amazing architecture and engineering wonders that surround Britain's inland waterways.
George and Robert Stephenson
- 232pagine
- 9 ore di lettura
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.
