The Early Pioneers of Steam

The Inspiration Behind George Stephenson

Stuart Hylton (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

2019
The History Press Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-7509-9128-5 (ISBN)

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An important new study with a vast scope: the people and events that made the achievements of Stephenson and Brunel possible

We think of the Stephensons and Brunel as the fathers of the railways, and their Liverpool and Manchester and Great Western Railways as the prototypes of the modern systems. But who were the railways’ grandfathers and great-grandfathers? The rapid evolution of the railways after 1830 depended on the juggernauts of steam locomotion being able to draw upon centuries of experience in using and developing railways, and of harnessing the power of steam. Giants the Stephensons and others may have been, but they stood upon the foundations built by many other considerable – if lesser-known – talents. This is the story of those early pioneers of steam.

STUART HYLTON is a freelance writer, a local historian, and the author of numerous history titles including Careless Talk: A Hidden History of the Home Front, Reading at War and A History of Manchester.

Erscheinungsdatum	26.11.2019
Zusatzinfo	60 Illustrations, black and white
Verlagsort	Stroud
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
	Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Schienenfahrzeuge
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Wirtschaftsgeschichte
	Technik ► Maschinenbau
ISBN-10	0-7509-9128-3 / 0750991283
ISBN-13	978-0-7509-9128-5 / 9780750991285
Zustand	Neuware