An edition of Lives of the engineers (1861)

Lives of the engineers.

Metcalfe, Telford.

Rev ed.

by Samuel Smiles

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Samuel Smiles, Samuel Smiles

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An edition of Lives of the engineers (1861)

Lives of the engineers.

Metcalfe, Telford.

Rev ed.

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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1897

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English

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