This book covers Telford Career from his early days until its end, with detailed accounts of his life and exploits.
Anthony Burton Knihy
Anthony Burton je autor a moderátor, který se specializuje především na průmyslové a dopravní dějiny, a to od vydání své první knihy v této oblasti, The Canal Builders, v roce 1972. Kromě kanálů, železnic a jiných forem dopravy se jeho zájmy rozšiřují i na venkov a historii krajiny. Jeho díla přibližují čtenářům fascinující svět průmyslových odvětví a dopravních systémů, které formovaly moderní svět. S citem pro detail a srozumitelný jazyk Burton oživuje historii a ukazuje její vliv na současnost. Jeho psaní je poutavé a poučné, nabízí jedinečný pohled na vývoj techniky a krajiny, která ji obklopuje. Čtenáři ocení jeho schopnost zpřístupnit komplexní témata a vykreslit živé obrazy minulosti.
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 stránek
- 8 hodin čtení
A charming and insightful exploration of the amazing architecture and engineering wonders that surround Britain's inland waterways.
George and Robert Stephenson
- 232 stránek
- 9 hodin čtení
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.
