RAILWAYS
Describes the emergence of railways in both Britain and the USA in the 1830s, and elsewhere in the following decade. Wolmar charts the surge in railway investment plans in Britain in the early 1840s and the ensuing 'railway mania', as well as the unstoppable spread of the railways across Europe, America and Asia. Well illus.
Format: Paperbound
Pages: 223
Publisher: Apollo
Publishing status: Current
ISBN: 9781788549851
Item #: 7817630