The Iron Road

The Iron Road

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The Iron Road by Christian Wolmar

Written by Christian Wolmar, author of the critically acclaimed The Great Railroad Revolution, The Iron Road is a richly illustrated account of the rise of the rails across the world.

From the historic moment in September 1830 when the first train ran between Liverpool and Manchester, to the high speed trains bulleting across Asia and Europe, The Iron Road: An Illustrated History of the Railroad looks at how railroads have changed the world.

Photographs, maps, paintings, and illustrations bring events and locations to life, adding a unique visual quality to the stories of great invention, feats of mind-boggling engineering, groundbreaking changes in trade and commerce, and tales of adventurers, visionaries, and rogues.

The Iron Road is the third title in DK's successful illustrated histories format, which combines text-rich narratives with beautiful visual design.

Wolmar, Christian: - Christian Wolmar is an award-winning writer and broadcaster and is widely acknowledged as one of the UK's leading commentators on transport. He is the author of more than a dozen books on transport issues and regularly appears on TV and radio. He has written for The New Statesman, The Times, The Guardian and The Oldie among many other publications. In 2011 he was the captain of the Warwick team of graduates in Christmas University Challenge, reaching the final of the competition.
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ISBN 13 9781465419538
ISBN 10 1465419535
Title The Iron Road
Author Christian Wolmar
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Binding Type Hardback
Publisher DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
Year published 2014-04-21
Number of pages 400
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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