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Full Steam Ahead: How the Railways Made Britain
Peter Ginn
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Description for Full Steam Ahead: How the Railways Made Britain
Hardcover. The Age of Railways was an era of extraordinary change which utterly transformed every aspect of British life - from trade and transportation to health and recreation. Num Pages: 320 pages, (Over 150 colour photographs throughout), Index. BIC Classification: 1DBK; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 308 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1232.
The Age of Railways was an era of extraordinary change which utterly transformed every aspect of British life - from trade and transportation to health and recreation. Full Steam Ahead reveals how the world we live in today is entirely shaped by the rail network, charting the glorious evolution of rail transportation and how it left its mark on every aspect of life, landscape and culture. Peter Ginn and Ruth Goodman brilliantly bring ... Read more
The Age of Railways was an era of extraordinary change which utterly transformed every aspect of British life - from trade and transportation to health and recreation. Full Steam Ahead reveals how the world we live in today is entirely shaped by the rail network, charting the glorious evolution of rail transportation and how it left its mark on every aspect of life, landscape and culture. Peter Ginn and Ruth Goodman brilliantly bring ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780008194314
SKU
V9780008194314
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-2
About Peter Ginn
Historian Ruth Goodman is an expert in British social and domestic history. She has written and presented numerous acclaimed BBC television series and is a regular presenter on The One Show. She has co-authored numerous other books with Peter Ginn, including the bestselling Victorian Farm and Edwardian Farm. ... Read more
Reviews for Full Steam Ahead: How the Railways Made Britain
Praise for the authors: `Packed with delicious kernels of knowledge ... all served up by the most delightfully eccentric author I've ever encountered. Seldom have I had so much fun reading history. Seldom have I learnt so much.' The Times ... Read more