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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.
Publish Date
1861
Publisher
J. Murray
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Biography, Engineering, Engineers, History, Roads, Steam-engine, Britain, Engineers, biography, Roads, great britainPeople
George Stephenson (1781-1848), James Brindley, James Watt (1736-1819), John Metcalf (1717-1810), John Metcalfe (1717-1810), John Rennie, John Rennie (1761-1821), John Smeaton (1724-1792), Matthew Boulton, Matthew Boulton (1728-1809), Robert Stephenson (1803-1859), Thomas TelfordPlaces
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Lives of the Engineers: Selections from Samuel Smiles
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Table of Contents
I. Early works of embanking and draining. Life of Sir Hugh Myddelton. Early roads and modes of travelling. Bridges, harbours, and ferries. Life of James Brindley.
II. Life of John Smeaton. Life of John Rennie. Life of Thomas Telford.
III. George and Robert Stephenson.
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