The coming of the railway : a new global history, 1750-1850
Gwyn, David, 1957-2023
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Click and Collect for The coming of the railway : a new global history, 1750-1850David Gwyn tells the neglected story of the early iron railway from a global perspective. Driven by a combination of ruthless enterprise, brilliant experimenters, and international cooperation, railway construction began to expand across the world with astonishing rapidity. From Britain to Australia, Russia to America, railways would bind together cities, nations, and entire continents. Rail was a tool of industry and empire as well as, eventually, passenger transport, and developments in technology occurred at breakneck speed--even if the first locomotive in America could muster only 6 mph.
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Author:
Gwyn, David, 1957-, author
Imprint:
New Haven : Yale University Press, [2023]©2023
Collation:
xiv, 401 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (mostly colour), maps ; 25 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 364-387) and index.
ISBN:
9780300267891 (hbk)9780300267891
Dewey class:
385.09385
Language:
English
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BRN:
542418
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| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaumaris Library | Adult Non Fiction - Science and Technology | 385 GWY | Available |
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