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The world the railways made
- Title
- The world the railways made / Nicholas Faith ; with an introduction from Christian Wolmar.
- Author
- Faith, Nicholas, 1933-2018.
- Publication
- London : Head of Zeus, 2014.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFE 16-8673 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
Details
- Description
- 422 pages : illustrations; 25 cm
- Summary
- 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.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 399-402) and index.
- Call Number
- JFE 16-8673
- ISBN
- 9781781858363
- 1781858365
- LCCN
- 2014482233
- OCLC
- 877846805
- Author
- Faith, Nicholas, 1933-2018.
- Title
- The world the railways made / Nicholas Faith ; with an introduction from Christian Wolmar.
- Publisher
- London : Head of Zeus, 2014.
- Edition
- Revised edition.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 399-402) and index.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 16-8673