The world the railways made
Faith, Nicholas, 1933-2019
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From 1825, when the first passenger service linked Stockton and Darlington to the outbreak of World War I, Nicholas Faith's book presents a compelling journey through the first century of rail, introducing visionaries, engineers, surveyors, speculators, financiers and navvies - the heroes and the rogues of the mechanical revolution that turned the world upside down.
Main title:
The world the railways made / Nicholas Faith.
Author:
Faith, Nicholas, 1933-, author
Edition:
Revised edition / edited by Christian Wolmar.
Imprint:
London : Head of Zeus, 2019.
Collation:
x, 422 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Previous edition: 2014.This edition originally published: 2014.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781784977351 (pbk)
Dewey class:
385.09
LC class:
HE1021
Language:
English
BRN:
2422516