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The Coming of the Railway: A New Global History, 1750-1850

Door David Gwyn

Categorie	Treinen, Trams, Autobussen & Openbaar Vervoer
Boeknummer	#406229-XR22
Titel	The Coming of the Railway: A New Global History, 1750-1850
Auteur	Gwyn, David
Boektype	Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij	New Haven : Yale University Press
Jaar van uitgave	2023
ISBN10	0300267894
ISBN13	9780300267891
Taal	Engels
Beschrijving	Original boards, dust jacket, decorated endpapers, illustrations in colour and b/w, small maps, 8vo.
Samenvatting	The first global history of the epic early days of the iron railway Railways, in simple wooden or stone form, have existed since prehistory. But from the 1750s onward the introduction of iron rails led to a dramatic technological evolution--one that would truly change the world. In this rich new history, David 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 ... (Lees verder)technology occurred at breakneck speed--even if the first locomotive in America could muster only 6 mph. The Coming of the Railway explores these fascinating developments, documenting the early railway's outsize social, political, and economic impact--carving out the shape of the global economy as we know it today.
Pagina's	401
Conditie	Goed
Prijs	€ 17,50

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