An edition of Lives of the engineers (1861)

Lives of the engineers

with an account of their principal works; comprising also a history of inland communication in Britain

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Lives of the engineers
Samuel Smiles, Samuel Smiles
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An edition of Lives of the engineers (1861)

Lives of the engineers

with an account of their principal works; comprising also a history of inland communication in Britain

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Stories of Great British Men and their Great Feats of engineering - diverting the Thames, draining vast swamps, etc. A very popular work at the time, extolling the will and spirit of heroic figures, turning acts of engineering into ripping tales.

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Publisher
David & Charles
Language
English
Pages
512

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Edition Notes

Reprinted from the edition published London: John Murray, 1862, with a new introduction by L.T.C. Rolt.

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Newton Abbott

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Pagination
3 v (xvii,484,502,512p.) :
Number of pages
512

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OL13712866M

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