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Andrew Roberts
Anthony Beevor
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Blood
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Engines of War
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Fire and Steam
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How the London Underground Was Built and How It Changed the City Forever
How the Railways Transformed Britain
How the Railways Transformed the World
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Iron and Gold
ISBN13=9780857890368
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locomotives
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Patrick Bishop
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Peter Ackroyd
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railway books
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Simon Winchester
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southern railway
Subject=History
Subject=Transport: General Interest
The Great Railway Revolution
The Subterranean Railway
To the Edge of the World
trains
trains book
Trans-siberian railway
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Product details
- ISBN 9780857890368
- Weight: 430g
- Dimensions: 128 x 196 x 30mm
- Publication Date: 01 Apr 2013
- Publisher: Atlantic Books
- Publication City/Country: London, GB
- Product Form: Paperback
- Language: English
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In The Great Railway Revolution, Christian Wolmar tells us the extraordinary one-hundred-and-eighty-year story of the rise, fall and ultimate shattering of the greatest of all American endeavours, of technological triumph and human tragedy, of visionary pioneers and venal and rapacious railway barons. He also argues that while America has largely disowned this heritage, now is the time to celebrate, reclaim and reinstate it. America was created by its railroads and the massive expansion of trade, industry and freedom of communication that they engendered came to be an integral part of the American dream itself.
Christian Wolmar is Britain's foremost writer and broadcaster on transport matters. He writes regularly for a wide variety of publications including the Independent, Evening Standard and Rail magazine, and appears frequently on TV and radio as a commentator. His previous books include the widely-acclaimed The Subterranean Railway, Fire and Steam, Blood, Iron and Gold and Engines of War.
