George and Robert Stephenson: The Railway RevolutionThe railways were the most revolutionary innovation of Victorian times. They carried Britain into the modern age with dramatic speed, transforming the pace and style of everyday life. We owe them to two men who, father and son, can lay claim to be the most important engineers of their time, George and Robert Stephenson. In this excellent biography L. T. C. Rolt, author of Brunel and Thomas Telford, assesses their life and their work. ‘This biography is a work of distinction in both the historical and social sense. It is written by one who adds engineering knowledge to biographical skill.’ E. W. Martin in the Listener ‘Mr Rolt is a master of correct terminology and can even turn it to literary advantage where, under another hand, it would cumber context with jargon. This gift, coupled with his own practical knowledge of mechanical and civil engineering, has enabled the author to produce yet another contribution to English history, which would have been quite beyond the power of the academic historian.’ Edmund Vale in the Observer |
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The Railway Revolution L. T. C. Rolt. 6. THE MINES OF SANTA ANA 7. THE FIRST RAILWAYMEN 8. THE BATTLE FOR THE LOCOMOTIVE 9. THE COMPLETION OF THE LIVERPOOL & MANCHESTER RAILWAY PART II The Years of Fame 1830–1859 10. RAILS TO THE SOUTH 11.
The Railway Revolution L. T. C. Rolt. 6. THE MINES OF SANTA ANA 7. THE FIRST RAILWAYMEN 8. THE BATTLE FOR THE LOCOMOTIVE 9. THE COMPLETION OF THE LIVERPOOL & MANCHESTER RAILWAY PART II The Years of Fame 1830–1859 10. RAILS TO THE SOUTH 11.
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The Railway Revolution L. T. C. Rolt. PLATES. 1. ROBERT STEPHENSON AS A YOUNG MAN, BY GEORGE RICHMOND 2. GEORGE STEPHENSON'S BIRTHPLACE, INTERIOR, STREET HOUSE, WYLAM 3. THE STEPHENSONS' COTTAGE AT KILLINGWORTH AS ... THE TEXT THE BIRTH OF ...
The Railway Revolution L. T. C. Rolt. PLATES. 1. ROBERT STEPHENSON AS A YOUNG MAN, BY GEORGE RICHMOND 2. GEORGE STEPHENSON'S BIRTHPLACE, INTERIOR, STREET HOUSE, WYLAM 3. THE STEPHENSONS' COTTAGE AT KILLINGWORTH AS ... THE TEXT THE BIRTH OF ...
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The Railway Revolution L. T. C. Rolt. DRAWINGS AND MAPS IN THE TEXT THE BIRTH OF THE LOCOMOTIVE THE STOCKTON & DARLINGTON RAILWAY THE LIVERPOOL & MANCHESTER RAILWAY STOCKTON & DARLINGTON RAILWAY MOTIVE POWER PROGRESS BYROBERT STEPHENSON ...
The Railway Revolution L. T. C. Rolt. DRAWINGS AND MAPS IN THE TEXT THE BIRTH OF THE LOCOMOTIVE THE STOCKTON & DARLINGTON RAILWAY THE LIVERPOOL & MANCHESTER RAILWAY STOCKTON & DARLINGTON RAILWAY MOTIVE POWER PROGRESS BYROBERT STEPHENSON ...
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The Railway Revolution L. T. C. Rolt. perilous dark of its mine galleries there were soon to emerge the men destined to free the steam engine and send it thundering across the world on iron rails. In 1805 it must have seemed that the ...
The Railway Revolution L. T. C. Rolt. perilous dark of its mine galleries there were soon to emerge the men destined to free the steam engine and send it thundering across the world on iron rails. In 1805 it must have seemed that the ...
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