Brunel: A Pocket Biography by L T C Rolt
At 19, Isambard Kingdom Brunel was in charge, under his father, of an engineering work that is the wonder of Europe: the Thames tunnel, completed in 1843. As well as his interest in canals he also turned his attention to neglcted railways and set up the first organisation to save and run a railway with a mainly volunteer workforce.
L T C ROLT was born in Chester on 9 February 1910 and died in 1974. He was an engineer and craftsman, whose passion for Britain’s industrial heritage led him to become one of the foremost historians of the 20th century. He was joint founder of the Inland Waterways Association. He also wrote Narrow Boat, Red for Danger and the famous Landscape Trilogy.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780750942942 |
| ISBN 10 | 0750942940 |
| Title | Brunel: A Pocket Biography |
| Author | L T C Rolt |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | The History Press Ltd |
| Year published | 2006-03-16 |
| Number of pages | 128 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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